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Flute

John Blockley (English, 1735–1798)
about 1780–98
Object PlaceUllesthorpe, Leicestershire, England
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, ivory
DimensionsLength: 64 cm (25 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Kimberly H. Brookes in memory of Susan J. von Salis
Accession number2015.3268
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceInherited from her father by Susan von Salis (d. 2012), Malden, MA; 2012, upon her death, to Kimberly Brookes, Malden; 2015, gift of Kimberly Brookes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 16, 2015)
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