Basset Horn
G. Astor & Co.
1798–1826
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
Culture
British
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Misses Blumenberg, 1917
Accession Number
17.53.2