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Alto recorder in G (after 16th-century type)
Francis William Galpin (English, 1858–1945)
late 19th century
Object Place: Hatfield Regis, England
Medium/Technique
Pearwood
Dimensions
Length 44.9 cm (17 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1805
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn G. Lowest tone g'. Conoidal bore, with slightly flaring bell. The tube is made of one piece of pearwood stained dark brown. Eight holes in front, the lowest one on the left stopped with wax; thumb-hole in the rear.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)