Serpent.

Technical description: Wood with leather binding; wooden finger-hole bushes; brass stays, bell mount, crook receiver mount and lining, keywork and crook; german silver mouthpiece. The instrument is arranged to be held horizontally; the bell is angled forwards.All tone-holes key-covered; 6 open-standing keys and 8 closed-standing keys: 2 for L0 (one mounted on a bridge), 5 for L1-L4 (one mounted on…