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Duct flute

late 19th century
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniquePewter
DimensionsLength 38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Credit LineArthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession number1980.234
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 1980, sold by Elizabeth Robinson (a pewter dealer), Newton Falls, Massachusetts, to Donald Hindley, Wayland, Massachusetts; 1980, sold by Hindley to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 18, 1980)
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