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Oboe
Hendrik Richters, c. 1720
Hobo van ebbenhout, gemonteerd met ivoor. De drie zilveren kleppen zijn rijk gegraveerd met musicerende figuren. Gemerkt: H.RICHTERS.
- Artwork typewind instrument, musical instrument, oboe
- Object numberBK-NM-11182
- Dimensionsdiameter 90 mm, length 571.7 mm
- Physical characteristicsebbenhout en ivoor


Identification
Title(s)
Oboe
Object type
Object number
BK-NM-11182
Description
Hobo van ebbenhout, gemonteerd met ivoor. De drie zilveren kleppen zijn rijk gegraveerd met musicerende figuren. Gemerkt: H.RICHTERS.
Inscriptions / marks
mark, on the upper and middle joint, stamped: ‘H.RICHTERS’ H.RICHTERS/ [cloverleaf, the short stem pointing to the left]
Catalogue reference
- Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 4: The keys', FoMRHI Quarterly 128 (2014), Comm. 2016, p. 45-54
- Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 2: Points of departure, a close look at a boxwood oboe by Hendrik Richters', FoMRHI Quarterly 128 (2014), Comm. 2011, p. 8-15
- L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 2
- Cecil Adkins, 'Oboes Beyond Compare: The Instruments of Hendrik and Fredrik Richters', Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society 16 (1990), p. 42-117
- Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 6: Acoustical design of the instruments: the bore profiles', FoMRHI Quartery 129 (2015), Comm. 2022, p. 28-43
- Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Wind-Instruments, 1670-1820', Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis 38 (1988), p. 99-122: 118
- Rob van Acht, 'Niederländische Blasinstrumente, 1670-1820', Tibia: Magazin für freunde alter und neuer bläsermusik 15, nr. 3 (1990), p. 169-185: 183
- Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 1', FoMRHI Quarterly 127 (2014), Comm. 2000, p. 8-23
- Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 5: Acoustical design of the instruments: lenghts and tone-holes', FoMRHI Quarterly 129 (2015), Comm. 2021, p. 17-27
- Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano, ‘The Rijksmuseum’s Remarkable Collection of Oboes’, The Double Reed 49, 2021, no. 2, p. 92-127: 104, 124, fig. 9
- Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Makers of Double Reed Instruments in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries', The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 24 (1996), p. 77-88: 83, 88
Creation
Creation
musical instrument maker: Hendrik Richters, Amsterdam
Dating
c. 1720
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Physical description
ebbenhout en ivoor
Material
Dimensions
- diameter 90 mm
- length 571.7 mm
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Documentation
- Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 4: The keys', FoMRHI Quarterly 128 (2014), Comm. 2016, p. 45-54
- Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 2: Points of departure, a close look at a boxwood oboe by Hendrik Richters', FoMRHI Quarterly 128 (2014), Comm. 2011, p. 8-15
- L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 2
- Cecil Adkins, 'Oboes Beyond Compare: The Instruments of Hendrik and Fredrik Richters', Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society 16 (1990), p. 42-117
- Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 6: Acoustical design of the instruments: the bore profiles', FoMRHI Quartery 129 (2015), Comm. 2022, p. 28-43
- Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Wind-Instruments, 1670-1820', Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis 38 (1988), p. 99-122: 118
- Rob van Acht, 'Niederländische Blasinstrumente, 1670-1820', Tibia: Magazin für freunde alter und neuer bläsermusik 15, nr. 3 (1990), p. 169-185: 183
- Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 1', FoMRHI Quarterly 127 (2014), Comm. 2000, p. 8-23
- Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 5: Acoustical design of the instruments: lenghts and tone-holes', FoMRHI Quarterly 129 (2015), Comm. 2021, p. 17-27
- Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano, ‘The Rijksmuseum’s Remarkable Collection of Oboes’, The Double Reed 49, 2021, no. 2, p. 92-127: 104, 124, fig. 9
- Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Makers of Double Reed Instruments in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries', The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 24 (1996), p. 77-88: 83, 88
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