On View
On viewFife
Date1750-1770
Terms
- Fifes
- Brass
- Fruit
- England
- United States
Dimensions1.8 × 43.4 cm (11/16 × 17 1/16 in.)
Credit LineFife, probably England, mid 18th century. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Bertha Shaw Whiting, in memory of Elizabeth Wright Shaw; H2079.1.
Object numberH2079.1
Descriptionfruitwood tipped with metal on both ends. Fife thinnest at tips, widest at mouth hole. Tips are covered with brass pieces which fit over wood. Tips each have five incised lines. Fife has mouth hole and six finger holes. Both ends open, but mouth hole end has cork inside. Wood varnished. Wood grain has curly pattern to it.
Collections
- American Revolutionary War
Object number: H2085