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Clarinet in C
Distributed by: Klemm & Brothers (American, 1819–about 1880)
about 1825
Object Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, horn, brass
Dimensions
Length 59.1 cm (23 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Bybee and Mrs. Edmund Rice
Accession Number1973.157
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Boxwood, varnished medium brown. Horn rings. Cocuswood (?) mouthpiece (later). Seven fingerholes and one thumbhole. Five square keys (Young type A) of brass (e, f-sharp, g-sharp, a', and speaker), mounted on blocks with SATK.
InscriptionsStamped on upper bodyjoint: KLEMM / PHILADA
Provenance1973, sold by Collectiques, Gloria S. Farmer (proprietor), Bedford, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 14, 1973)