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Musette
19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Rosewood, ivory
Dimensions
Length 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1914
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn F. Conoidal bore. Rosewood, stained dark brown, ivory tips. Made in two parts: body and bell-joint. Seven finger-holes in the front; a thumb-hole in the rear; two vent-holes.
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)