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Vessel flute (bass ocarina)
Vessel flute (bass ocarina)

Vessel flute (bass ocarina)

Giuseppe Donati (Italian, 1835–1925)
about 1870
Object PlaceBologna, Italy
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware
DimensionsLength 37 cm, diameter 11 cm (Length 14 9/16 in., diameter 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1836
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped? on body: G. Donati Budrio / BolognaProvenanceFrancis 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)