Double flageolet

John Simpson (active 1826–1869)

about 1835

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, silver

DimensionsLength 53.5 cm (21 1/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1822

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical Instruments

InscriptionsStamped on ?; SIMPSON / 266 REGENT STREET / OXFORD STREET / LONDON / PATENT; stamped under windways: IMPROVED / PATENTProvenanceFrancis 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)