Oboe

Richard Haka, c. 1690 - c. 1700

The oboe originated in 17th-century France. Dutch instrument makers immediately started making copies of these first French exemplars. In Amsterdam, Richard Haka started producing French hautbois (a name corrupted to oboe) already in 1680. Oboes were made of hardwoods – like boxwood, ebony, fruitwoods – and ivory. The keys were made of brass or, for fancier instruments, of silver.

  • Artwork typewind instrument, musical instrument, oboe
  • Object numberBK-2018-68
  • Dimensionslength 55.9 cm x diameter 2.6 cm x diameter 5.9 cm

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Oboe

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2018-68

  • Description

    Hobo van palmhout met drie messing kleppen. Gemerkt op drie plaatsen in banderollen: R. HAKA. Het derde en vierde gat zijn dubbel. In de beker zitten twee stemgaten. De ring op de beker is gemaakt van hoorn (waarschijnlijk niet origineel).

Creation

  • Creation

    musical instrument maker: Richard Haka, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    c. 1690 - c. 1700

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 55.9 cm x diameter 2.6 cm x diameter 5.9 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2018-04-19

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano, 'The Rijksmuseum to acquire and display the Han De Vries collection of oboes', CIMCIM Bulletin, Jan. 2019, p. 22-24
    • Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano, 'Zeldzame Nederlandse Barokhobo's. Muziekschatten in het Rijksmuseum', Oude Muziek Magazine 2020, nr. 1, p. 10-11, afb. 2
    • 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

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