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Flute

(English, 1726–1806)
about 1785–1800
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, brass
DimensionsLength 60.7 cm (23 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Winslow A. Parsons
Accession number55.4164
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: [in scroll: POTTER LONDON] / IOHNSON"S COURT / FLEET STREET; stamped on all other joints: [in scroll: POTTER LONDON]
Provenance1955, gift of Mrs. Winslow A. Parsons, Waban (Newton), Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 22, 2007)
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