Flute made for Blind Tom by William R. Meinell with original instrument case: Museum Object and Cultural History
Flute made for Blind Tom by William R. Meinell with original instrument case: Date: 1879-1884. Created by: William R. Meinell, American. Used by: Thomas Greene Wiggins, American, 1849 - 1908.
The object in the museum catalogue
A silver flute with two head joints, one silver and one ebony, made for the performer "Blind Tom" by William R. Meinell of New York. The flute is housed in the original instrument case.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1879-1884
- Created by: William R. Meinell, American
- Used by: Thomas Greene Wiggins, American, 1849 - 1908
- Type: flutes (aerophones)
- Medium: 2014.138.1a-f: silver, ebony, gold, and cork
- Medium: 2014.138.2: leather, velvet, wood, and metal
- Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Child musicians
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Slavery
- Object number: 2014.138
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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