Basset Horn in F
Unknown Artist
early 19th century
Medium
Maple, horn, brass
Dimensions
Length 975 mm, Tube length approximately 1700 mm, Bell diamter 121 mm, Mouthpiece length 93 mm, Barrel length 64 mm, Upper body section 307 mm, Elbow, approximately 62 mm, Lower body section/ kasten approximately 350 mm, Bell (brass) 241 mm
Classification
Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
Culture
German
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1560