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Flute (after Theobold Boehm)

(American, 20th century)
1975
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueGrenadilla, silver
DimensionsLength 67.4 cm (26 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Dale Higbee
Accession number1984.914
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on ferrule of bodyjoint: [BB monogram surrounded by: / BRANNEN BROTHERS / BOSTON / 6]
Provenance1975, sold by the maker to Dale Higbee, Salisbury, North Carolina; 1984, gift of Higbee to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 16, 1985)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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