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Whistle (shao'er)
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Whistle (shao'er)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniquePainted earthenware
DimensionsHeight 5.5 cm, length 5 cm, width 2.7 cm (Height 2 3/16 in., length 1 15/16 in., width 1 1/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2101
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)