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Accordion

(English, 1829 or 1831–after 1950)
about 1860
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueEbonized wood
DimensionsLength 38.9 cm, width 12.6 cm, depth with bellows compressed 19.7 cm (Length 15 5/16 in., width 4 15/16 in., depth with bellows compressed 7 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1946
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
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)
Restricted: For reference only
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