Object Details
- Description
- A silver flute with two head joints, one silver and one ebony, made for the performer "Blind Tom" by William R. Meinell of New York. The flute is housed in the original instrument case.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Created by
- William R. Meinell, American
- Used by
- Thomas Greene Wiggins, American, 1849 - 1908
- Date
- 1879-1884
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- 2014.138.1a-f: silver, ebony, gold, and cork
- 2014.138.2: leather, velvet, wood, and metal
- Type
- flutes (aerophones)
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