Bass Fluegel Horn in B-flat

ca. 1855

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 680

Figure-eight form tenors came into use in the 1840s in Austria and southern Germany. As Lombardy was part of Austria until 1857, Austrian models were also built in northern Italy.

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Title: Bass Fluegel Horn in B-flat
Maker: Ferdinando Roth (Italian, Adorf 1815–1898 Milan)
Date: ca. 1855
Geography: Italy
Culture: Italian
Medium: Brass
Dimensions: 21 13/16 × 7 7/8 × 14 7/8 in., 2.9 lb. (55.4 × 20 × 37.8 cm, 1315.431g)
Diameter (Of bell): 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2458
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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