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English horn
Andrea Fornari (Italian, 1753–1841)
1800–25
Object Place: Venice, Italy
Medium/Technique
Pearwood, leather, horn, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Length 75.2 cm (29 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1920
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn F. The lowest tone is f. Curved form. Six keys. Made in three parts; two curved, leather-covered body-joints of pearwood tipped with horn and ivory ferrules, and a pear-shaped bell with a Liebefuss, also tipped with ivory. Six finger-holes in the front, of which the third is doubled. The key mechanism was made in three stages: (I) the original keys, c and d- sharp, are flat brass keys mounted on knobs; (2) the c-sharp, g-sharp, and b- flat keys are mounted on brass saddles, and were added; (3) the speaker key is located at the front and is connected by a bent link to the thumb-lever at the back, both the speaker key and the thumb-lever being mounted on pillars. Young types A and AF; SATK and SATW.
InscriptionsStamped on bell: [encircled by twelve 8-point stars: FORNARI / A VENEZIA]
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)