Alto saxophone in E-flat
Object type: Alto saxophone in E-flat
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: French
Artist: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax
Artist bio: Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814–1894 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Belgian, active France
Date: ca. 1855
Medium: Brass
Dimensions: 23 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 14 in. (59.7 × 14 × 35.6 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
Geography:  Paris   France  
Credit line: Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2005
Accession year: 2005