"Russian Bassoon" (Bass Horn)
Unknown Artist
early 19th Century
Medium
wood, brass
Dimensions
L. 99.4cm (39 1/8in.); Bell diam. 26.5cm (10 7/16in.); L. butt section 38.5cm (15 3/16in.); L. wing section-protrudes 28.3cm (11 1/8in.); L. long section Protrudes 28.3cm (11 1/8in.); Crook L. ca. 78cm (30 11/16in.); Bell L. 37.4cm (14 3/4in.)
Classification
Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone
Culture
probably French
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.2294