Alto flute in G (flauto di voce)

Wigley & McGregor (English, 1811–1825)

1811

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, silver-plated brass

DimensionsLength 67.3 cm (26 1/2 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1857

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: [royal arms] / WIGLEY & MCGREGOR / PATENTEES / 151 STRAND / LONDON / 7; stamped on upper bodyjoint: [royal arms] / PATENTEES / WIGLEY / & / MCGREGOR / PATENTEES; stamped on lower bodyjoint: WIGLEY / & / MCGREGOR / PATENTEES; stamped on footjoint: [royal arms] / WIGLEY / & / MCGREGOR / PATENTEES / LONDON; engraved on cap: Benjn. Rotch Junr. / Castle Hall / June 1811

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)