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
ClassificationsMusical 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)
