Soprano ocarina (in the shape of a fish)

1912

Object PlaceStaffordshire, England

Medium/TechniqueEarthenware

DimensionsLength 17.5 cm, width 6.3 cm, thickness 4.4 cm (Length 6 7/8 in., width 2 1/2 in., thickness 1 3/4 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1837

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical Instruments

InscriptionsStamped: [registration mark of Staffordshire]

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)