Oboe
Object type: Oboe
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: British
Artist: Valentine Metzler
Artist bio: German, Bingen am Rhein, d. 1833, London
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Boxwood, ivory, brass
Dimensions: L. 58.6 cm (23-1/8 in.); Bell Diam.: 6.6 cm (2-5/8 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
Geography:  London  England United Kingdom  
Credit line: Gift of James H. Strobridge, 1979
Accession year: 1979