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Picco pipe
1850–1900
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Boxwood
Dimensions
Length 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1810
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionVery slightly tapered conoidal bore with rounded flare at the bottom. Boxwood, wax finish. Two finger-holes in front, one thumb-hole in the rear.
InscriptionsStamped on body: LONDON
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)