Flute

I. H. Hoffman (German)

1750–1800

Object PlaceGermany

Medium/TechniqueBlackwood, ivory, silver

DimensionsLength 61.9 cm (24 3/8 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1853

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on upper bodyjoint: 3 / [eagle] / I.H. HOFFMANN / [eagle]; stamped on lower bodyjoint and foot: [eagle] / I.H. HOFFMANN / [eagle]

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)