Title: Alto saxophone in E-flat
Object type: Alto saxophone in E-flat
Date: ca. 1855
Culture: French
Artist:  Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax 
Artist bio: Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814–1894 Paris
Artist nationality: Belgian, active France
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Brass
Dimensions: 23 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 14 in. (59.7 × 14 × 35.6 cm)

Weight: under 40 lbs
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
Credit line: Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2005
Geography:  Paris   France      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY