Duct flute

George French (English (?), active 1840–1860)

mid-19th century

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, silver

DimensionsLength 55.5 cm (21 7/8 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1839

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Europe
Musical Instruments

InscriptionsStamped on body?: G. French / London / [upside down: BOSTON / ...]

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)