The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bassoon

Date:: 1881
Geography:: Naples, Italy
Medium:: Maple, nickel-silver
Dimensions:: Overall height: 51 3/4 in. (131.5 cm); External dimensions of box: 10.8 x 21.2 x 55.5 cm (4-1/4 x 8-3/8 x 21-7/8 in.)
Classification:: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated
Credit Line:: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 2003
Accession Number:: 2003.150a–g

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 684

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: All wooden joints bear a stamp of the maker's name, bardly legible, on either joint. Combining the legible elements of the stamps, it is safe to assemble it to "GIOSUE ESPOSITO/NAPOLI /1881".
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Who
Giosue Esposito (1)
What
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Wood (9,287)

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Southern Europe, 1800–1900 A.D.