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Raoux (French, active 18th century)
about 1780
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 81 cm (31 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2000
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionBass in D. Conoidal bore. Brass. The tube is wound two and a half times in a circle. The rim of the bell is reinforced by a wide band. Funnel-shaped mouthpiece.
InscriptionsStamped on bell garland: FAIT A PARIS PAR RAOUX SEULE ORDINAIRE DU ROI PALGE [sic] DU LOUVRE
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
Le Départ pour la Chasse from L'Art de Sonner de la Trompe, about 1900
Composed by A. Sombrun
Performed by Richard Menaul