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Mouth organ (harmonica)
about 1830–40
James Amireaux Bazin, American, 1798–1883
Canton, Massachusetts, United States
Length 9.4 cm, width 5.7 cm, thickness 3.1 cm (Length 3 11/16 in., width 2 1/4 in., thickness 1 1/4 in.)
Copper, brass
Inscriptions: Stamped at end of body: J. A. BAZIN / B; engraved on face of body: PATENT / Sold by John Ashton / BostonClassification: Musical instrumentsObject is currently not on viewMusic: Home Sweet Home from Clari, the Maid of Milan by John Howard Payne, 1822 (performed by Darcy Kuronen) Museum of Fine Arts, BostonGift of Allen B. Sly and William Lindsey Fund, by exchange, 1995
Accession number: 1995.87Provenance/Ownership History: By 1995, sold at auction, New Castle, Maine, to Kaja Veilleux, New Castle, Maine; 1995, sold by Veilleux to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 24, 1995)This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
 
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