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Alto shawm (after 17th-century type)
Probably by: Francis William Galpin (English, 1858–1945)
late 19th century
Object Place: Hatfield Regis, England
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, brass
Dimensions
Length 91.6 cm (36 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1902
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn F. Conoidal bore. Boxwood, stained dark brown; the fontanelle is of pine. Made in four part: pirouette, long body-joint, bell- joint, and the fontanelle. Six finger-holes on the body-joint; one key, stopping the hole located on the bell joint, the mechanism of which is protected by the fontanelle and a lever with two touch-pieces projecting outside. Two vent-holes on the bell-joint.
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)