Fife: Museum Object and Cultural History
Fife: date made: 1864-1910. Object Name: fife. Physical Description: rosewood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This fife was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1864-1910. It is made of rosewood with brass ferrules. According to the accession paperwork, this fife was used during the WWI era.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1864-1910
- Object Name: fife
- Physical Description: rosewood (overall material)
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 13 in x 3/4 in; 33.02 cm x 1.905 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: MI.62.342
- accession number: 241780
- catalog number: 62.342
- Credit Line: Gift of Isaac Freedman
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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