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Accordion (flutina)

Case of ebonised wood, the sides veneered with rosewood inlaid with scrolling floral design in boxwood. Right-hand side inlaid with boxwood stringing. Keys capped with mother-of-pearl. Two long brass keys on the right-hand side and two circular brass keys on the left. Bellows covered with white paper, printed with a floral pattern in green and gold.

  • Date:
    c.1860–1870
  • Maker:
    Morris, Charles
  • Collection:
    National Museums Liverpool
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  • Place of production:
    Tunstall
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  • Inscriptions:Label: "Chas. Morris, Musical Inst.t. Maker, High Street, Tunstall" on the bellows
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  • Repository:National Museums Liverpool
  • Measurements:Height 378mm, width when closed 155mm, depth 125mm