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Flûte d'accord
Friedrich Löhner I (German, 1737–1816)
about 1800
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Maple
Dimensions
Length 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1821
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C and in E. Elliptical solid block of wood with broad mouthpiece and two parallel coinoidal bores; maple, varnished dark yellow- brown. Seven double finger-holes in front, double thumb-hole in the rear.
InscriptionsStamped on body: [fleur-de-lis?] / F. LEHNER / F. L.
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)