Louis and Münchs Bass Ophicleide
date: label: date made
content: 1815 - 1850
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This ophicleide was made by made by Louis and Münchs in Paris, France, around 1815 to 1850. It is a 9-keyed ophicleide in C, made of brass. This instrument is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Louis et Münchs<br>a Paris</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This ophicleide was acquired from the collection of Leopoldo Franciolini in 1892. Leopoldo Franciolini (1844–1920) was an Italian antique dealer who flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is remembered as a fraudster who sold faked and altered historical musical instruments.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.095272
label: accession number
content: 26256
label: catalog number
content: 95272
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ophicleide
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 42 1/4 in x 8 in x 9 1/2 in; 107.315 cm x 20.32 cm x 24.13 cm