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Flageolet

(French, 1845–after 1884)
mid-19th century
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueEbony, nickel silver
DimensionsLength 39.3 cm (15 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1820
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on body: [lyre] / GAUTROT AINE / BREVETE / A PARIS / [trademark]
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)