Basset Horn
Artwork Details
- Title: Basset Horn
- Maker: G. Astor & Co. (ca. 1798–ca. 1807)
- Date: 1798–1826
- Geography: London, England, United Kingdom
- Culture: British
- Medium: Boxwood, ivory, brass
- Dimensions: Length: 109.2 cm (43 in.); Diam of bell: 13.3 cm (5-1/4 in.); Mouthpiece: 8.5cm; upper body section 26.9cm; Elbow: 5cm; Lower body section; 22.7cm; Kasten14.8cm; Bell 22.3cm
- Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
- Credit Line: Gift of Misses Blumenberg, 1917
- Object Number: 17.53.2
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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