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Alto rackett (after early 17th-century type)
Probably by: Francis William Galpin (English, 1858–1945)
late 19th century
Object Place: Hatfield Regis, England
Medium/Technique
Maple
Dimensions
Length 20.9 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1894
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionShort cylindrical body of maple, stained dark brown. Two caps, short mouth-pipe; brass staple for reed and a pirouette. The air column is formed by seven parallel bores, the central one serving as the initial duct; all the bores are connected so as to form one continuous air passage. Ten finger-holes; additional eight holes in a diamond formation.
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)