Walking Stick Flageolet: Museum Object and Cultural History
Walking Stick Flageolet: Date made: 1800-1825. unspecified: Johnson, Charles E.. Object Name: flageolet.
The object in the museum catalogue
This flageolet was made by an unknown maker, provenance unknown. around 1800-1825. It is a flageolet in walking stick form, made of boxwood with brass keys and ivory head. It has 7 fingerholes, 2 vent holes, and 4 brass keys (one missing).
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1800-1825
- unspecified: Johnson, Charles E.
- Object Name: flageolet
- Physical Description: boxwood (overall material)
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Physical Description: ivory (overall material)
- Measurements: mouth joint: 9 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 23.495 cm x 3.175 cm
- Measurements: center: 12 in x 1 in; 30.48 cm x 2.54 cm
- Measurements: foot joint: 13 3/8 in x 1 1/16 in; 33.9725 cm x 2.69875 cm
- ID Number: MI.66.473
- catalog number: 66.473
- accession number: 265486
- Credit Line: Gift of Charles E. Johnson
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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