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Oboe

Oboe of boxwood, with six brass keys and one ivory ferrule. With bulb top.

  • Date:
    c.1840
  • Maker:
    Wood & Ivy [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    UK, England, London
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Brass;Metal;Ivory;Tooth;Animal
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  • Inscriptions:Wood & Ivy LATE Geo Wood NEW COMPTON STRT 50 SOHO LONDON [emblem]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 563 mm Max Diam [bell] = 57 mm