Flute

Baldassarre Biglioni (Italian, 1719–before 1793)

about 1750–75

Object PlaceRome, Italy

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, silver

DimensionsLength 63.4 cm (24 15/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1852

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on headjoint, lower bodyjoint and footjoint: I / BIGLIONI / IN ROMA; Stamped on headjoint underneath headcap: 263; stamped on upper bodyjoint: 4 / I / BIGLIONI / IN ROMA

ProvenanceBefore 1773, allegedly owned by J. J. Quantz (1697-1773), by descent to Albert Quantz; perhaps by 1873 (when Zoeller moved to England), sold by A. Quantz to Carli Zoeller (1840-1889), England; by 1916, sold by Zoeller to Francis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by 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)