Galoubet
Object type: Galoubet
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: French
Artist: Gilles Lot
Artist bio: French, La Couture 1721–1775 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1770
Medium: Ivory, leather
Dimensions: 11 × 3/4 × 3/4 in. (27.9 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm)
Length (a): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Length (b): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Length (c): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Length (d): 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Length (e): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Length (f): 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Aerophone
Geography:  Paris   France  
Credit line: Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2008
Accession year: 2008