Oboe 1770 - 1790

This oboe, crafted by English maker Thomas Collier between 1770 and 1790, is a fine example of 18th-century woodwind instrument design. The oboe is made of wood and features a slender, cylindrical body with a bell-shaped end. It has a series of tone holes and a delicate keywork system. The instrument, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, would have been used in chamber music and orchestral performances during the Classical era.