Piccolo (Boehm system)

George Winfield Haynes (1866–1947)

late 19th century

Object PlaceNew York City, New York, United States

Medium/TechniqueBlackwood, silver

DimensionsLength 31.9 cm (12 9/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Dale Higbee

Accession number1986.797

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsEngraved on headjoint: STERLING; stamped on bodyjoint: GEORGE W. HAYNES / NEW YORKProvenanceBefore 1920, apparently used in the "Edison Record Orchestra" by Julius Spindler, flautist for the Sousa Band. About 1920, Richard W. Reeves; 1945, sold by Reeves to Dale Higbee, Salisbury, North Carolina; 1986, gift of Higbee to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 1986)