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Flute
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Flute

John, Adam and William Geib (English (active in the United States))
about 1818–21
Object PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, brass
DimensionsLength 60.2 cm (23 11/16 in.)
Credit LineEdwin M. Ripin Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated by Dr. Lura S. Teeter in memory of her husband, Charles E. Teeter
Accession number1977.67
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: J. A. & W. GEIB / 23 / MAIDENLANE / NEW - YORK; stamped on foot: 42Provenance1977, sold by the estate of Edwin M. Ripin (1930-1975), Forest Hills, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1977)7)
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