Treble flute in F

D'Almaine & Company (English, active 1836–1866)

about 1810–12

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass

DimensionsLength 44.7 cm (17 5/8 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1862

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: [3 plumes of the Prince of Wales] / D'ALMAINE [& CO.] / LATE / GOULDING & D'ALMAINE / [SO] SQU[ARE] / LONDO[N] / 4; stamped on all other joints: [3 plumes of the Prince of Wales] / D'ALMAINE & CO.

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)