Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

The Acquisitions

Musical Instruments: July 2011–June 2012

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Flute

about 1840
William Whiteley
Length: 61.3 cm (24 1/8 in.)
Cocuswood, ivory, silver-plated brass

Classification: Musical instruments

Object Place: Utica, New York, United States

Accession number: 2012.262

Description: 4 keys

Provenance/Ownership History: 1979, sold by James Francis, Toledo, Ohio, to Robert E. Eliason, Hanover, New Hampshire; 2012, gift of Eliason to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 30, 2012)

Gift of Robert E. and Ellen I. Eliason