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Treble shawm (after 17th-century type)
Probably by: Francis William Galpin (English, 1858–1945)
late 19th century
Object Place: Hatfield Regis, England
Medium/Technique
Walnut, brass
Dimensions
Length 64.1 cm (25 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1901
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Conoidal bore. Walnut, stained dark brown. Made in four parts: short wooden staple, long body-joint, bell, and a fontanelle. Six finger-holes in the front; one large (8 mm.) hole under the fontanelle, not accessible for fingering and not stopped by any key; two vent-holes on the bell-joint.
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)