Clarinet in C
Unknown
ca. 1800
Medium
Boxwood, ebony, silver, ivory
Dimensions
Length 61.6 cm (24 1/4 in.)
Classification
Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
Culture
French
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003
Accession Number
2003.187
About the Artist
Unknown
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