Fife in C [B-flat]
Maker
John Beckett
Date1850-1873 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped: Beckett. (cursive) / FROM / Wood & Ivy. (cursive) / LONDON DescriptionOne-piece body of light-colored wood, with seamed brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure and fingerholes of uniform size. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 379mm
Acoustical length: 304mm
Maximum swell diameter: 20.4mm
Bore: 10.5mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2024.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2024
Object number15811
On View
Not on view1800-1900 ca.
1800-1900 ca.