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Chalumeau (after 18th-century type)
Probably by: Francis William Galpin (English, 1858–1945)
late 19th century
Object Place: Hatfield Regis, England
Medium/Technique
Walnut
Dimensions
Length 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1870
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionWalnut, stained brown. Made in two parts: mouthpiece and body. Eight fingerholes (one stopped with wax) and one thumbhole.
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)