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Cor anglais
Cor anglais, english horn. Fourteen-keyed, angular model. Boxwood body. Brass keys and barrel lining. Ivory ferrules and knee joint. Keys are block mounted with saltspoons cups and stuffed leather pads. Octave key at front. Four pieces excluding mouthpiece, which is missing. String lapped tenons. Baluster top and bulbous bell.
- Date:
1825-1875 - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Austria or Germany - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
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- Materials:string, ivory, leather, copper alloy, boxwood
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 691 mm