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Flageolet
Meacham & Pond (American, 1828–1860)
about 1830–40
Object Place: Albany, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Length (missing mouthpiece) 45.8 cm (18 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Zabel Mooseian, Gift of Katharine Tousey, Gift of Mrs. Alice Cobbett, Gift of Stanley Rubinsky, Gift of William Lindsey, Gift of Avedis Zildjian Company, Gift of Edith W. Smith, Gift of Al Cifre, Gift of Mrs. Harold P. Stose, and Gift of Narcissa Williamson, by exchange
Accession Number2002.181
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionBody of boxwood made in three sections: windcap, head, and main body. Mouthpiece (missing), ferrules at joints, and studs between each fingerhole of ivory. One square key of brass. Seven fingerholes and one thumbhole. In B-flat.
InscriptionsStamped: MEACHAM / & POND / ALBANY
Provenance2002, sold by Harold Priest, Kennebunk, Maine, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2002)
Paddy Carey, from A Complete Preceptor for Flageolets, 1811–20
Published by Bacon
Performed by Darcy Kuronen