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Eunuch flute (after 17th century type)
Eunuch flute (after 17th century type)

Eunuch flute (after 17th century type)

Francis William Galpin (English, 1858–1945)
late 19th century
Object PlaceHatfield Regis, England
Medium/TechniqueWalnut
DimensionsLength 54.2 cm, bell diameter 10.5 cm
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2031
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)
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