Fife in C [B-flat]
Maker
Thomas Prowse
Date1832-1868 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped: T. Prowse, / Hanway Street, / London. (all cursive)MarkingsStamped just above signature: C
DescriptionOne-piece body of light-colored wood, with seamed brass ferrules (top ferrule missing). Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure and fingerholes of varying size. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 356mm
Acoustical length: 301mm
Maximum swell diameter: 21mm
Bore: 10.8mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2024.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2024
Object number15810
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