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Flute
Alfred Goodrich Badger (American, 1815–1892)
1853
Object Place: New York City, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Cocuswood, silver
Dimensions
Length 67.5 cm (26 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession Number2006.1357
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIncludes leather-covered wood case and silver cork grease container.
InscriptionsStamped: No 820 / [lyre] A. G. BADGER / NEW YORK / [lyre]; stamped on silver medallion on case: Henry Holt / Baltimore Md
ProvenanceEarly 1990s, sold by Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, to Peter H. Bloom, Somerville, Massachusetts; 2006, sold by Bloom to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 20, 2006)