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

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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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 Paris

Provenance1970s, 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)