Fife
D'Alamaine and Co.
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1835
Materials
Boxwood [buxus sempervirens], Brass
Measurements
20 mm (Width); 404 mm (Length)
Place of origin
New Bond Street
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1335294
Summary
Fife (in B-flat), D'Almaine & Co., London, c.1835 (or later?). Marked 'D'ALMAINE and CO., 104 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON B' surmounted by feathers. Boxwood, with brass mounts. Six finger holes, and one round brass key.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
D'ALMAINE and CO., 104 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON B
Makers and roles
D'Alamaine and Co., maker