The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bassoon

Date:: 1870
Geography:: Paris, France
Medium:: Maple, grenadilla, brass with gold wash
Dimensions:: H. 130.8 cm (51 1/2 in.)
Classification:: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated
Credit Line:: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 2003
Accession Number:: 2003.49a–h

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 684

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: Stamped on all joints: "BREVETE / [barbican-tower with 3 merlons] / TRIEBERT / A PARIS"
See also
Who
Frederic Triebert (2)
What
Metal (59,364)

Copper alloy (16,630)

Gold (12,457)

Wood (7,651)

Musical instruments (5,241)

Brass (3,505)

Aerophones (2,182)

Reeds (593)

Maple (503)

Reedpipes (314)

Rosewood (262)

Granadilla (38)

Bassoons (23)
Where
Europe (148,586)

France (52,276)

Paris (2,025)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,185)
In the Museum
Musical Instruments (5,221)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
France, 1800–1900 A.D.