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Oboe

Oboe of reddish brown wood (violet wood?), in three joints,bulb top, with silver keys, originally two, then three more added (one now missing), and ivory ferrules and bell ring.

  • Date:
    c.1785
  • Maker:
    Delusse, Christophe [Person]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    France, Paris
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  • Materials:Wood;Plant;Silver;Metal;Ivory;Tooth;Animal
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  • Inscriptions:[star] C DELUSSE [star] [on all joints, upper joint also marked 2]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 562 mm Max Diam [bell] = 60 mm