Title: Bassoon
Object type: Bassoon
Date: 1790–1800
Culture: French
Artist:  Dominique Antony Porthaux 
Artist bio: French, ca. 1751–1839 Paris
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Maple, brass
Dimensions: L. 51 in. (129.4 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
Credit line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1999
Geography:  Paris   France      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY