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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON Annual Report Acquisitions July 2012–June 2013: Musical Instruments

Object No. Artist Title Culture/Date/Place Medium Credit Line

1. 2012.466 Bacon & Day (American) Tenor 1926 Ebony, gold-plated Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund and Helen Groton, Connecticut, brass, plastic, B. Sweeney Fund United States rhinestones, mother-of-pearl, calfskin

2. 2012.934 Electro Instrument Electric 1936 Bakelite, steel Museum purchase with funds Corporation ( brand) Los Angeles, California, donated by the Halfway Rock (American) United States Foundation

3. 2012.935 Antonio Monzino, Italian, 1884 , rosewood, Helen B. Sweeney Fund 1847–1930 Milan, Italy , ebony, mother-of-pearl

4. 2012.936 Jules Lamy (French, born in 1853) Bow for violin late 19th century Pernambuco, ebony, Gift of John Cole in honor of Paris, France nickel silver, Gabriel Calisi mother-of-pearl, ivory

5. 2012.937 Gary M. Stewart (American, (after ancient Greek 1991 Ebony, brass Gift of Goble and James 1953–2009) ) Boston, Stewart in memory of Gary M. Massachusetts, United Stewart States

6. 2012.938 Allen Manufacturing Company in E-flat (over-shoulder 1858–1860 Nickel silver Gift of Robert Hazen (American, active 1858–1861) model) Boston, Massachusetts, United States

7. 2012.939 Elbridge G. Wright (American, Valved in E-flat 1864–1866 Copper, nickel silver Gift of Robert Hazen 1811–1871) Boston, Massachusetts, United States

8. 2012.940 Elbridge G. Wright (American, Cornet in E-flat (circular model) 1864–1866 Brass Gift of Robert Hazen 1811–1871) Boston, Massachusetts, United States

9. 2012.941 Boston Cornet in B-flat about 1875 Nickel silver, copper Gift of Robert Hazen Manufactory (American, active Boston, 1869–1919) Massachusetts, United States Annual Report Acquisitions July 2012–June 2013: Musical Instruments Page 2 of 3

Object No. Artist Title Culture/Date/Place Medium Credit Line

10. 2012.942 Keyed bugle in B-flat about 1825 Copper, brass, Gift of Robert Hazen Probably London, leather. England

11. 2012.943 Henry Keat & Sons (English, Trumpet in E-flat about 1850 Silver-plated brass Gift of Robert Hazen active 1865–1950) London, England

12. 2012.944 Distributed by: Hawkes and Sons Trumpet in E-flat about 1850 Silver-plated brass Gift of Robert Hazen (British,1889–1930) London, England

13. 2012.945 Cornet in B-flat about 1850 Brass Gift of Robert Hazen France

14. 2012.946 Erste Productivgenossenschaft in C about 1880 Silver-plated brass. Gift of Robert Hazen der Musikinstrumentenmacher Vienna, Austria Wien (Austrian, active 1900–1940)

15. 2012.947 Christian Reisser (German, active Flugelhorn in C about 1900 Silver-plated brass Gift of Robert Hazen 1874–1914) Ulm, Germany

16. 2012.948 Gebruder Alexander (German, Trumpet in B-flat about 1920 Brass, nickel silver Gift of Robert Hazen active 1802–1950) Mainz, Germany

17. 2012.991 Sebastian Erard (French, Pedal about 1813 Maple, spruce Frank B. Bemis Fund 1752–1831) London, England

18. 2012.1023 Pleyel, Wolff, Lyon & Cie (French) Cross-strung harp about 1900 Maple, spruce, brass Frederick Brown Fund and Samuel Paris, France Putnam Avery Fund

19. 2012.1078 Henry Keat & Sons (English, Trumpet in E-flat about 1850 Silver-plated brass Gift of Robert Hazen active 1865–1950) London, England

20. 2012.1079 Trumpet in E-flat about 1850 Silver-plated brass Gift of Robert Hazen England

21. 2012.1387 (yangqin) late 19th century Paulownia wood, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg China ivory, lacquer

22. 2013.357 Hemendra Chandra Sen (Indian, () 1968–1970 Tun wood, brass, Frederick Brown Fund, Samuel 1923–2010) Calcutta, aluminum, bone, Putnam Avery Fund, and Benjamin goatskin Pierce Cheney Donation Annual Report Acquisitions July 2012–June 2013: Musical Instruments Page 3 of 3

Object No. Artist Title Culture/Date/Place Medium Credit Line

23. 2013.583 Trumpet (didjeridu) Yolngu culture, Dhuwa Wood, pigment Samuel Putnam Avery Fund and moiety, 1960–1980 Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Arnhem Land, Australia

24. 2013.584 Trumpet (didjeridu) Yolngu culture, Dhuwa Wood, pigment Samuel Putnam Avery Fund and moiety, 1960–1980 Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation Milingimbi Island, Northern Territoty, Arnhem Land, Australia

25. 2013.797.1 Manufactured by: Story & Clark Electric (Storytone model) about 1940 Walnut case Museum purchase with funds (American) Chicago, Illinois, United donated by the Halfway Rock Designed by: John Vassos States Foundation (American, born in Romania, 1898–1985)

26. 2013.797.2 Manufactured by: Story & Clark Bench for about 1940 Walnut Museum purchase with funds (American) (Storytone model) Chicago, Illinois, United donated by the Halfway Rock Designed by: John Vassos States Foundation (American, born in Romania, 1898–1985)