Alto flute in G
William Henry Potter
(English, 1760–1848)
about 1815
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueBlackwood, ivory, silver
DimensionsLength 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1856
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: WILLM.HENY / POTTER / IOHNSON'S COURT / FLEET STREET / LONDON; stamped on all other joints: WILLM.HENY / POTTERProvenanceFrancis 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)
