2-Keyed Oboe: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This oboe was made by Eugene R. Marteney, in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1967. It is a 2-keyed oboe made of boxwood with an ivory cap and ferrules, and silver keys. This oboe is based on a Milhouse oboe but altered to play at A=440 and is a reproduction of Milhouse oboe (Cat. #74.8). The oboe is stamped:

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 1967
• maker: Marteney, Eugene
• maker: Marteney, Eugene R.
• Object Name: oboe
• Physical Description: boxwood (overall material)
• Physical Description: ivory (overall material)
• Physical Description: silver (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 54.8 cm; x 21 9/16 in
• Measurements: overall: 21 9/16 in x 2 3/16 in; 54.76875 cm x 5.55625 cm
• place made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
• ID Number: MI.71.18
• accession number: 297496
• catalog number: 71.18
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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