Alternative TitleTenor oboe. |
InstrumentTenor oboe |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerMilhouse |
Place MadeNewark; Europe; United Kingdom; England |
Date MadeCirca 1785 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Stained boxwood body with brass keys. In two sections without separate bell. There are wide (width c 20mm) ivory ferrules at the central joint and the reed well but no bell ring. Built straight in two sections with no curve or `knee-joint'. The `bell' flares only slightly and there is no Liebesfuß. Both keys curve to the right; no fish-tail touchpiece.
2 keys
Keymount type: raised rings; SATB.
Keyhead type: flat; square.
Stamped on upper section and twice on lower section "MILHOUSE / NEWARK". |
NotesA. Myers, 27.10.93. |
Measurements722; [crook 88.3]. |
ProvenanceSold by Messrs J. & R. Glen to the Royal Scottish Museum in 1908.; Lent by the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland, NMS 1908.248. |
CollectionMIMEd; Glen Collection |
Accession Number3375 |