Duct whistle
1850–1900
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueBone, wood, feathers
DimensionsLength 16.7 cm, diameter 1.5 cm (Length 6 9/16 in., diameter 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.318
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1981, purchased at an antique shop, Essex, CT, by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, MA; 1984, sold by Douglas Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)
19th century
before 1920
A.D. 400–800
late 18th century
mid to late 20th century
20th century
20th century
1668
before 1893
about 1800
about 1930