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Oboe

Oboe of reddish-brown, very light wood (cedar?), with three silver keys and silver ferrules and bell ring. With bulb top. There appears to have been a fourth key for one of the bell vents which is now missing.

  • Date:
    c.1785
  • Maker:
    Delusse, Christophe [Person]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    France, Paris
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  • Materials:Cedar;Wood;Plant?;Silver;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:[crown] C DELUSSE [star] 2 [on upper joint] [crown] C DELUSSE [star] [star] A PARIS [star] [on lower joint]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 571 mm Max Diam [bell] = 60 mm