Oboe, Hendrik Richters, c. 1720

Title(s)

Oboe

Object type

• musical instrument
• wind instrument
• oboe

Object number

BK-NM-11430-79

Inscriptions / marks

• mark, Above hole 1, between holes 4 and 5 and on the bell flare, stamped: ‘H.RICHTERS’, H.RICHTERS/ [a cloverleaf, the short stem pointing to the left]

Description

Hobo, zwart ebbenhout met ivoor, drie kleppen, zes gaten waarvan twee dubbel en twee in den beker.

Artist

• musical instrument maker: Hendrik Richters

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

c. 1720

Material

• ebony (wood)
• ivory

Measurements

length 568.5 mm
diameter 90 mm

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the State of the Netherlands and the Vereeniging van Noord-Nederlandsche Muziekgeschiedenis

Acquisition

purchase 1899

Copyright

Public domain

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