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Harmonica

Harmonica

(German, active early 20th century)
about 1910
Object PlaceGermany
Medium/TechniqueWood, nickel silver
DimensionsLength 15 cm, width 5.7 cm (Length 5 7/8 in., width 2 1/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1741
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on body: F. A. Böhm / The best made; engraved on reverse side: TRADE / [image of boat] / MARK / GESETZLICH GE SCHÜTZT. / TROMBONA / D.R.G.M. No. 118737 F. A. Böhm. MADE IN GERMANY
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)