Piffaro Oboe
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This oboe was made by an unknown maker in Italy, 19th century. It is a piffaro oboe, made of walnut, with 8 fingerholes, 1 thumbhole, and 4 ventholes. This instrument has a conical bore.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania (through Dr. Robert H. Dyson)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.65.0628
label: catalog number
content: 65.0628
label: accession number
content: 1991.0406
objectType: label: Object Name
content: oboe
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: walnut (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 36.83 cm x 6.985 cm