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Fife
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Fife

Klemm & Brothers (American, 1819–about 1880)
about 1820
Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueFruitwood, brass
DimensionsLength 37.1 cm (14 5/8 in.)
Credit LineH. E. Bolles Fund
Accession number1975.368
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on body: KLEMM & BRO / PHILADProvenance1975, gift of Andre Hebert, Boston, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 10, 1975)
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