422.112 (single) oboes with conical bore

Cor anglais, English horn. Angular, knee-joint configuration. Stained boxwood body. Ivory ferrules. Two block mounted nickel silver keys with circular flat flaps and leather pads. Four joints: upper joint, knee, lower joint and bell. Lower joint has unusual arrangement of the right-hand double hole along the vertical axis. Bulbous shaped bell with two vent holes. Crook missing. Upper joint, knee and bell are stamped: W.MILHOUSE/LONDON; A paper label with the number 89 (possibly an old catalogue number) is attached to the upper joint.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2004.863
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 760 x 225 x 68 mm; bell: 59 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
boxwood; ivory; silver; leather; string; paper; copper alloy
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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