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Galoubet

Ivory; plug of dark brown wood: elaborately carved with (1) a band of beads immediately above the window; (2) on a long panel below the window a trophy embodying a lute and a trumpet; (3) a central garnish consisting of a wide fluted band with at each end a chaplet between a pair of bead bands; (4) at the foot firstly a band of beads and finally a band of tulip heads: two finger holes and a thumb hole of nearly equal size.

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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 320mm.