Oboe

Thibouville-Lamy

ca. 1910 · Grenadilla, nickel-silver · Musical Instruments

A variant of today's commonly used Conservatory model (1882). The variant was conceived for German and American players who were accustomed to the fully automatic speaker system and the low b key that French oboes do not have. The instrument was sold to a player in the United States.

Artist

Thibouville-Lamy

Date

ca. 1910

Medium

Grenadilla, nickel-silver

Culture

French

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Gift of Toby Golick, in memory of Telford Taylor, 1999