Oboe
George Astor (1752 - 1813)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1800 - circa 1840
Materials
Boxwood [buxus sempervirens], Ivory, Silver
Measurements
640 mm (Length); 63 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1335318
Summary
Oboe, Astor, London. c.1800. marked 'Astor'. Stained boxwood, three sections with ivory mounts, and two silver keys. In notebook no.4, page 10 (1340945.4) Charles Wade refers to: 'Music Room 101. Flute Hautboy with Silver Keys & ivory mounts (Reed)'
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Astor
Makers and roles
George Astor (1752 - 1813), maker
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 4 First and Second Floor, 1944, page 10