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Double flageolet
Firth & Hall (American, 1821–41)
about 1830
Object Place: New York
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, brass, plastic
Dimensions
Overall: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
Credit Line
H.E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number2016.409
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
ProvenanceProbably owned by Jacob Sebert Whitmarsh, Florence, Massachusetts (b. 1823 – d. 1912); by descent from Whitmarsh to his daughter Martha P. Whitmarsh, Florence, Massachusetts (1867-1944); given to Northhampton Historical Society by Martha P. Whitmarsh; October 14, 2007, sold at Skinners Auctionhouse to Douglas Koeppe; 2016, sold by Koeppe to the MFA. (Accession date: September 28, 2016).