Oboe, C
Maker
Caleb Gedney
Makerkeys by
John Hale
Date1754-1769 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: CALEB / GEDNEY / LONDONStamped on top joint and middle joint: CALEB / GEDNEY
MarkingsUnderside of keys: I.H. [for John Hale]
DescriptionA straight-top oboe in stained boxwood. Two brass keys. Straight-top oboes were made without the usual complicated turned balusters and beadwork that was typical of other oboes from this era. From ca. 1740-1815, they were especially popular in England, where they were used in instrumental ensembles that accompanied choirs and congregational singing in country churches.
DimensionsLength: 590 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1992 from Lark in the Morning, Mendocino, California.
Published ReferencesPhillip T. Young, 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments: An Inventory of 200 Makers in International Collections (London: Tony Bingham, 1993), p. 85.
"Rare Piano Makes Its Debut… Many Important Instruments Acquired Again in 1992," The Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter 20, No. 2 (January 1993), pp. 1-4.
Credit LinePurchase funds gift of Clifford and LaVonne Graese, 1992
Object number05298
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