Mélophone
Charles Alexandre Pellerin
(French, active mid-19th century)
about 1845
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMaple
DimensionsLength 77.6 cm, width 30.3 cm, depth 12 cm (Length 30 9/16 in., width 11 15/16 in., depth 4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1947
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
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)
19th century
18th century
probably 19th century
late 19th century