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Flute

(American, 1815–1892)
1853
Object PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueCocuswood, silver
DimensionsLength 67.5 cm (26 9/16 in.)
Credit LineArthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession number2006.1357
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped: No 820 / [lyre] A. G. BADGER / NEW YORK / [lyre]; stamped on silver medallion on case: Henry Holt / Baltimore Md
ProvenanceEarly 1990s, sold by Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, to Peter H. Bloom, Somerville, Massachusetts; 2006, sold by Bloom to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 20, 2006)
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