Ocarina. Nominal pitch: A.

Meissen
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Instrument

Ocarina

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Meissen

Place Made

Germany; Central Europe; Europe

Date Made

Late 19th Century

Description

Technical description: White porcelain with 8 finger-holes, 2 thumb-holes and vent-hole. Performance characteristics: Gives scale of A. Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 440 Hz. Decoration: painted with a blue flower design. Signature marks: painted "MEISSEN."; stamped "A".

Notes

Edgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010.

Measurements

140.

Collection

Macaulay Collection; MIMEd

Accession Number

0232

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