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Treble cornett (after 17th-century type)
Probably by: Francis William Galpin (English, 1858–1945)
late 19th century
Object Place: Hatfield Regis, England
Medium/Technique
Maple
Dimensions
Overall: 66.5 cm (26 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1951
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn A. The lowest tone is a (a'-420 cycles per second). Made of maple, stained reddish-brown; tipped with brass. Cup-shaped mouthpiece of horn. Six finger-holes in the front; a thumb-hole in the rear.
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)