Flute

Thomas Lot III (1708–1787)

about 1750

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, silver

DimensionsLength 64.6 cm (25 7/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1850

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical Instruments

InscriptionsStamped on upper and lower bodyjoints: T [5-point star] LOT / [lion rampant]

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)