Instrument case for flute made for Blind Tom by William R. Meinell
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: This case is the original instrument case for the flute 2014.138.1a-f, made for the performer "Blind Tom" by William R. Meinell of New York.. It is a wooden case with an exterior cover of brown leather and a lining of plush, plum colored velvet. The case has a metal clasp at the center front with a locking mechanism using a key (the key did not accompany the object). Stylized foliage designs are incised into the brown leather on the top corners of the case's exterior.
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: Instrumentalists (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: Slavery and Freedom Objects
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: 2014.138.2
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: leather, velvet, wood, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 1 7/8 × 21 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (4.8 × 53.5 × 17.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 2 3/16 × 21 11/16 × 3 3/4 in. (5.6 × 55.1 × 9.5 cm)