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Flute
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Flute

John Ashton (American, 1813–1849)
about 1830
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple, brass
DimensionsLength 59.5 cm (23 7/16 in.)
Credit LineH. E. Bolles Fund
Accession number1975.367
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: [eagle] / J. ASHTON. / BOSTON. / [lyre]; stamped on all other joints: J. ASHTON. / BOSTON. / [lyre]Provenance1975, gift of Andre Hebert, Boston, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 10, 1975)
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