Flute

Firth, Hall & Pond (American, active in 1821–1847)

about 1830

Object PlaceNew York City, New York, United States

Medium/TechniqueRosewood, silver

DimensionsLength 67 cm (26 3/8 in.)

Credit LineMary Smith Fund

Accession number1983.261

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: FIRTH & HALL / 358 / PEARL ST / N. YORK / PATENT; stamped on barrel, lower bodyjoint and footjoint: FIRTH & HALL / N. YORK; stamped on upper bodyjoint: FIRTH & HALL / 358 / PEARL ST / N. YORK; engraved on ferrule of barrel section: E. P. Camp, Durham, Conn. 1830.Provenance1983, sold by Lillian Caplin, The Center for Musical Antiquities, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 15, 1983)