Bassoon
about 1810
Probably by Pierre Joseph Cuvillier (1779–1847)
Object Place: St. Omer, France
Dimensions
Length 126.4 cm (49 3/4 in.)
Accession Number
1988.276
Medium or Technique
Maple, brass
On View
Musical Instrument Gallery (Gallery 103D)
Collections
Classifications
Inscription
Stamped: [lyre] / CUVILLIER / A ST. OMER / [caduceus]
Provenance
By 1981, Lillian Caplin, The Center for Musical Antiquities, New York; 1981, sold by Caplin to Dr. Marshall Sparberg, Chicago, Illinois; 1988, gift of Sparberg to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 27, 1988)
Credit Line
Gift of Marshall Sparberg, M.D.