Flute made for Blind Tom by William R. Meinell with original instrument case
date: label: Date
content: 1879-1884
name: label: Created by
content: William R. Meinell, American
label: Used by
content: Thomas Greene Wiggins, American, 1849 - 1908
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Child musicians
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.138
objectType: label: Type
content: flutes (aerophones)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: 2014.138.1a-f: silver, ebony, gold, and cork
label: Medium
content: 2014.138.2: leather, velvet, wood, and metal