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Serpent

Serpent, of leather-covered wood, with brass struts, brass crook socket and crook, 3 brass keys, ivory mouthpiece, fingerholes ivory bushed.

  • Date:
    19th century
  • Maker:
    Anonymous
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    UK, England
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  • Materials:Wood;Plant;Leather;Skin;Animal;Brass;Metal;Ivory;Tooth
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 710 mm Max W = 455 mm