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Oboe d'Amore in A

ca. 1725
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Oboe d'Amore in A
  • Maker: Johann Poerschman (German, active Leipzig, 1708–1766)
  • Date: ca. 1725
  • Geography: Leipzig, Germany
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Wood, brass
  • Dimensions: Length 630 mm, Diameter of bell 50 mm, Upper section 280 mm, Lower section 270 mm, Foot 120 mm
  • Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
  • Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.4.2041
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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