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Oboe

Oboe of boxwood, with three brass keys and ivory ferrules. Made up from joints of three different oboes (bell from oboe d'amore).

  • Date:
    prob. second half 18th century
  • Maker:
    Anonymous/Sattler/Knikker
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    Germany/ Netherlands
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Brass;Metal;Ivory;Tooth;Animal
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  • Inscriptions:[crown] SATTLER 6 [on lower joint] I.V.D. KNIKKER TILBURGH [star] [on bell]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 520 mm Max Diam [bell] = 60 mm