Alto flute in F

William Bainbridge (English, active 1803–1834)

about 1810

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, silver-plated bronze

DimensionsLength 91.1 cm (35 7/8 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1859

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: G / FLUTE; stamped on upper bodyjoint: [crown] / WILLM / BAINBRIDGE / FECIT / 34 WINDMILL ST / FINSBURY SQE. / LONDON; stamped on lower bodyjoint and footjoint: [crown] / WILLM / BAINBRIDGE / FECITProvenanceFrancis 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)