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Flute
Flute

Flute

William Whiteley (American, 1789–1871)
about 1840
Object PlaceUtica, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueCocuswood, ivory, silver-plated brass
DimensionsLength: 61.3 cm (24 1/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Robert E. and Ellen I. Eliason
Accession number2012.262
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsWHITELEY / UTICAProvenance1979, sold by James Francis, Toledo, Ohio, to Robert E. Eliason, Hanover, New Hampshire; 2012, gift of Eliason to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 30, 2012)
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