Bass Ophicleide in B-flat

possibly German

ca. 1830

Not on view

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Title: Bass Ophicleide in B-flat
Date: ca. 1830
Geography: Germany (?)
Culture: possibly German
Medium: Brass, nickel-silver
Dimensions: L. (end to end) ca. 1135 mm., Diam. of bell 226 mm.
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.1093
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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