Double flageolet

William Bainbridge (English, active 1803–1834)

about 1815

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory, silver

DimensionsLength 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)

Credit LineEdwin M. Ripin Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated by Robert B. Straus

Accession number1977.70

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped: [crown] / BAINBRIDGE / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / PATENTProvenanceDecember 10, 1973, Christie's, London, lot 4, to Edwin M. Ripin (1930-1975), Forest Hills, New York; 1977, sold by the estate of Edwin M. Ripin to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1977)