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French horn

"Horn with medial crooks. Brass with silver mounts. The interior of the bell is painted with a design [frieze of oak-leaves] with green lacquer. Five crooks, for D, E flat, E, F and G, and a contemporary mouthpiece made from sheet silver. The horn is built for playing with the left hand in the bell" - Anthony Baines:Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments. (London, 1998), p. 107 [Mouthpiece] Ebony mouth piece

  • Date:
    1826-1827 (made)
  • Maker:
    Raoux, Marcel-Auguste
  • Collection:
    Victoria and Albert Museum
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  • Place of production:
    Paris
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  • Materials:Brass with silver mounts, painted green and gilt lacquer decoration inside the bell of the horn
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  • Inscriptions:Raoux, bréveté seul Fournisseur du Roi, rue Serpente à Paris Rauox, by appointment, sole supplier to the King, rue Serpente, Paris
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  • Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Measurements:Diameter: 28 cm hoop, Diameter: 28 cm bell-mouth [Mouthpiece] Height: 7.8 cm max dimension if displaye upright, Diameter: 3.1 cm max diameter [French horn] Height: 3.9 cm max dimension, if displayed flat, Height: 3.9 cm max dimension, if displayed flat, Diameter: 22.5 cm max dimension, if displayed flat [French horn] Height: 2.8 cm max dimension, if displayed flat, Width: 19 cm max dimension, if displayed flat, Depth: 12.2 cm max dimension, if displayed flat [French horn] Height: 2.7 cm max dimension, if displayed flat, Diameter: 21.7 cm max dimension, if displayed flat