Tenor shawm (after 17th-century type)
Francis William Galpin
(English, 1858–1945)
late 19th century
Object PlaceHatfield Regis, England
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, brass
DimensionsLength without bocal 109.7 cm (43 3/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1903
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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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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)