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
ClassificationsMusical 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)
