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Musette

"Boxwood, in two joints, brass mounted. Six fingerholes and thumbhole, and three vent holes in the bell." Anthony Baines,Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments(London, 1998), p. 98.

  • Date:
    1850-1900 (Made)
  • Maker:
    J.R.Lafleur & Co
  • Collection:
    Victoria and Albert Museum
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  • Place of production:
    France
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  • Materials:Turned boxwood with brass mounts
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  • Inscriptions:Paris & Londres/ Lafleur Paris and London/ Lafleur
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  • Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 36.5 cm