Oboe, Richard Haka, c. 1690 - c. 1700

boxwood, l 55.9cm × d 2.6cm More details

The oboe originated in 17th-century France. Dutch instrument makers immediately started making copies of these first French exemplars. In Amsterdam, Richard Haka started producing French hautbois (a name corrupted to oboe) already in 1680. Oboes were made of hardwoods – like boxwood, ebony, fruitwoods – and ivory. The keys were made of brass or, for fancier instruments, of silver.

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Identification

Title(s)

Oboe

Object type

Object number

BK-2018-68

Description

Hobo van palmhout met drie messing kleppen. Gemerkt op drie plaatsen in banderollen: R. HAKA. Het derde en vierde gat zijn dubbel. In de beker zitten twee stemgaten. De ring op de beker is gemaakt van hoorn (waarschijnlijk niet origineel).

Creation

Artist

musical instrument maker: Richard Haka

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

c. 1690 - c. 1700

Material and Technique

Material

Measurements

length 55.9 cm × diameter 2.6 cm × diameter 5.9 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery

Acquisition

purchase 19-Apr-2018

Copyright

Public domain

Documentation

Acquisitions, p. 76-79
Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano, 'Zeldzame Nederlandse Barokhobo's. Muziekschatten in het Rijksmuseum', Oude Muziek Magazine 2020, nr. 1, p. 10-11, afb. 2
Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano, 'The Rijksmuseum to acquire and display the Han De Vries collection of oboes', CIMCIM Bulletin, Jan. 2019, p. 22-24
Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Makers of Double Reed Instruments in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries', The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 24 (1996), p. 77-88: 83

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