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137 Results Found

Image	Title of Work of Art	Artist or Culture of Origin	Date or Style or Period	Materials and Techniques	Accession Number	Collection
	'Ukulele		late 19th century	Wood, metal, gut	89.4.727	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	Alto Recorder	Johann Wilhelm Oberlender the Elder	mid–18th century	Boxwood and horn	89.4.2208	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	Alto Recorder	Thomas Stanesby, Jr.	mid–18th century	Boxwood	1982.390	Musical Instruments
	Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry, 1982
	Alto Recorder in F	Johann Benedikt Gahn	ca. 1700	Ivory	89.4.909	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	Archlute	David Tecchler	1725	Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mot...	1988.87	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1988
	Bass Viol		18th century		1976.8.37	Musical Instruments
	Gift of George A. Plimpton, by exchange, 1976
	Bassoon	John Meacham	ca. 1811	Maple, brass	89.4.884	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	Bassoon	Giosue Esposito	1881	Maple, nickel-silver	2003.150a-g	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 2003
	The Batta-Piatigorsky Violoncello	Antonio Stradivari	1714	Spruce, maple, ebony	L.2005.8a-g	Musical Instruments
	Private collection, United States
	Bugle in C	Thomas Key, William Trayls	1811	Brass	1975.270	Musical Instruments
	Rogers Fund, 1975
	Chegah-Skah-Hdah		19th century	Wood, metal, leather	89.4.597	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	Cittern (Hamburger Cithrinchen)	Joachim Tielke	ca. 1685	Wood, ivory, ebony, other materials	1985.124	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and Rogers Fund, 1985
	Clarinet in B-flat	Charles Joseph Sax, Maker	1830	Ivory, brass	53.223	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, funds from various donors, 1953
	Clarinet in D		1750–70	Boxwood, brass	2010.185	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Barbara Kahn Gift, in memory of Richard S. Kahn, 2010
	Clavichord	Christian Kintzing	1763	Wood	1986.239	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, Rogers Fund, The Barrington Foundation, Inc. ...
	Claviorganum	Laurentium Hauslaib	1598	Wood and various materials	89.4.1191	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	Cor solo	Dubois & Couturier	1829	Brass, silver	2008.136	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2008
	Cornet à pistons in B-flat	Courtois frères	1833	Brass, ivory	2002.190a-n	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2002
	Cornetto in A		1570–80	Ivory, gold-plated brass or copper	52.96.1	Musical Instruments
	Funds from various donors, 1952
	Courting Flute		ca. 1850–1900	Red pipestone (catlinite), lead, Native-...	89.4.3371	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	Cuatro puertorriqueño	Luis Angel Colón	2003	Wood, metal, wire	2003.216.1	Musical Instruments
	Gift of Luis Angel Colón, 2003
	Dholaka		late 19th century	Wood, skin, brass, cord	89.4.165	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	Division Viol	Barak Norman	1692	Wood	1990.223	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1990
	Division viol		ca. 1640–65	Spruce and maple	2009.42	Musical Instruments
	Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2009
	Division Viol	School of Joachim Tielke	ca. 1720	Wood, ivory, tortoise shell	89.4.956	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 188
	Dizi		18th–19th century; Qing dynasty	Jade	65.149a,b	Musical Instruments
	Gift of Rolf Jacoby, 1965
	Double Virginal	Hans Ruckers the Elder	1581	Wood and various other materials	29.90	Musical Instruments
	Gift of B. H. Homan, 1929
	Dung-chen		early 17th century; Ming dynasty (1368–1644)	Copper, cloisonné, brass	1988.349,1989.33	Musical Instruments
	Rogers Fund, 1989 Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Freedman Gift, by exchange, 1988
	Dvojnice		late 19th century	Wood	89.4.1589	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
	em>Yunluo ("cloud gong")		19th century; Qing dynasty	Bronze	89.4.15a	Musical Instruments
	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

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