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Fife in C

ca. 1800
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fife in C
  • Date: ca. 1800
  • Geography: Bohemia
  • Culture: Bohemian
  • Medium: Boxwood
  • Dimensions: Overall lengthn 340 mm
  • Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)
  • Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.4.2647
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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