Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Date1785-1820 ca.
Place MadeEngland, Europe
Serial No.None
SignedNoneMarkingsStamped about midway between embouchure hole and first fingerhole: B
DescriptionOne-piece body of light-colored wood, with seamed brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell before embouchure, and fingerholes of varying size (1st and 6th fingerholes smaller). Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 425mm
Acoustical length: 330mm
Maximum diameter: 22mm
Bore: 11.2mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/unknown-maker-35/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15349
On View
Not on view1790-1820 ca.