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Accordion
about 1860
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Wood, mother-of-pearl, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 38 x 13.5 cm (6 5/16 x 14 15/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by the Wolfe family in memory of Elise Wolfe
Accession Number2006.817
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIncludes original fiberboard box and period instruction booklet.
ProvenanceMid-nineteenth century, Charles and Mary (Macy) Sherman, Massachusetts; by inheritance to their daughter, Ella Sherman Whiteside; about 1940, by inheritance to her daughter, Julia Whiteside Ware, Bedford, Massachusetts; about 1970, by descent to her daughter, Elizabeth Macy Ware, Newburyport, Massachusetts; 2006, sold by Ware to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2006)