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Flute
Vincent Hypolite Godfroy (French, 1806–1868)
about 1856
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Cocuswood, silver
Dimensions
Overall: 66.7 cm (26 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Shirley Williams in memory of Alan Williams
Accession Number2010.620
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
InscriptionsStamped on head joint: CLAIR / Godfroy ainé / A PARIS / GS / BREVETÉ / 1235; stamped on body joint: CLAIR / Godfroy ainé / A PARIS / GS / BREVETÉ; stamped on foot joint: CLAIR / Godfroy ainé / A PARIS / GS; engraved on lock plate: Clair Godfroy ainé rue Montmartre 55 Paris
Provenance1970s, Warren Clewell, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; 1970s, given by Clewell to Shirley Williams, Dover, Massachusetts; 2010, gift of Williams to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 22, 2010)