Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011

The Year

Musical Instruments: July 2009–June 2011

Alto horn Fratelli A.M. Bottali, about 1900, Brass, nickel silver, 2011.40

Mandolin Decorated by Icilio Consalvi, 1895–1900, Rosewood, spruce, ebony, mother-of-pearl, celluloid, nickel silver, 2011.357

Melodeon Adam Stewart, 1838, Mahogany, maple, 2010.956

Melodeon Prescott Brothers, about 1860, Walnut, 2010.955

Melodeon (lap organ) James Amireaux Bazin, about 1840, Rosewood, 2010.954

Flute Vincent Hypolite Godfroy, about 1856, Cocuswood, silver, 2010.620

Transverse flute (phred-gling) 19th century, Cane, 2010.619

End-blown flute A.D. 1000–1470, Bone, 2010.618

Whistle 600–175 BC, Clay, pigment, 2010.617

Panpipes (antara) 200 B.C.–A.D. 750, Cane, cloth, feathers, shell, 2010.616

Resonator guitar (style O) National String Instrument Corporation, 1935, Brass, nickel silver, wood, 2010.615

Practice violin Charles F. Albert, about 1886, Maple, ebony, brass, 2010.614

Folk violin and case C. W. Raborn, 1936, Cherry, 2010.613.1-2

Guitar Giovanni Battista Fabricatore, 1803, Spruce, rosewood, boxwood, mother-of-pearl, bone, 2010.612

Guitar John C. Haynes and Company, 1890s, Rosewood, spruce, ebony, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory, 2010.581