Fife in C [B-flat]
Date1850-1900 ca.
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsHand-scribed into wood, on back just below top ferrule: "C"
DescriptionOne-piece body of dark-colored wood, with brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell just after embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 390mm
Acoustical length: 308mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.5mm
Bore: 11mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15114
On View
Not on view1850-1950 ca.
1850-1950 ca.
1850-1950 ca.
1850-1950 ca.
1850-1950 ca.