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
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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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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)
late 19th century