Duct flute

Thomas Prowse, Jr. (English, active 1832–1868)

about 1840

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass

DimensionsLength 47.5 cm (18 11/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1840

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on body: T. Prowse. / Hanway Street / LondonProvenanceFrancis 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)