Flute
Vincent Hypolite Godfroy
(French, 1806–1868)
about 1856
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueCocuswood, silver
DimensionsOverall: 66.7 cm (26 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Shirley Williams in memory of Alan Williams
Accession number2010.620
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on head joint: CLAIR / Godfroy ainé / A PARIS / GS / BREVETÉ / 1235; stamped on body joint: CLAIR / Godfroy ainé / A PARIS / GS / BREVETÉ; stamped on foot joint: CLAIR / Godfroy ainé / A PARIS / GS; engraved on lock plate: Clair Godfroy ainé rue Montmartre 55 ParisProvenance1970s, Warren Clewell, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; 1970s, given by Clewell to Shirley Williams, Dover, Massachusetts; 2010, gift of Williams to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 22, 2010)
