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Alto recorder

early 18th century
Object PlaceProbably Germany
Medium/TechniqueIvory
DimensionsLength 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1809
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
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)
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