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Serpent Forveille
Serpent Forveille

Serpent Forveille

Forveille (French, active 1823–1839)
about 1830
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueFruitwood, brass
DimensionsLength 98 cm (38 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Joseph R. Coolidge in memory of his wife, Peggy Stuart Coolidge
Accession number1981.767
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Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBefore 1981, purchased at a Hi-Fi Shop on the Champs Elysées, Paris, by Peggy Stuart Coolidge (1913-1981), New York; 1981, by inheritance to her husband, Joseph R. Coolidge (1916-1999), New York; 1981, gift of Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1981)
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