Boatswain's whistle
19th century
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueNickel silver
DimensionsLength 11.3 cm, thickness 1.9 cm (Length 4 7/16 in., thickness 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1830
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
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)
about 1903–08
About 1903–08
about 1910
mid-19th century
about 1880
late 19th century
1874–76
about 1865
about 1835
19th century
1850–1900