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Whistle (in the shape of a bird)

19th century
Object PlaceSwitzerland
Medium/TechniquePine
DimensionsLength 15 cm, diameter 3.6 cm (Length 5 7/8 in., diameter 1 7/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1831
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsMarked: In___on___: Interlaken
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)