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Oboe

Oboe of boxwood, with three brass keys and ivory ferrules and bell ring. With bulb top.

  • Date:
    c.1760
  • Maker:
    Keller
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    France, Strasbourg
  • Culture:
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Brass;Metal;Ivory;Tooth;Animal
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  • Inscriptions:[fleur de lys] KELLER [star] A STRASBOURG [star] [on bell and lower joint] PORTHAUX A PARIS [on upper joint]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 573 mm Max Diam [bell] = 55 mm