Oboe in C
Object type: Oboe in C
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Italian
Artist: Lesti
Artist bio: Italian, active Ancona 1812–?
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1815–20
Medium: Wood, horn, brass, ivory
Dimensions: L.: 56 cm (22-1/8 in.); Diam. of bell: 6.8 cm (2-3/4 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
Geography:    Ancona Italy  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889