Pond & Co. Fife
date: label: date made
content: ca 1863
name: label: maker
content: William A. Pond & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This fife was made by Pond & Co. in New York, New York, about 1863. It is a fife in C, made of rosewood with German silver ferrules, and a pewter mouthpiece. The brand stamp is barely legible. According to the accession paperwork, this fife was used by the donor’s grandfather during the Civil War.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The United States National Park Service Civil War Database lists James Thomas Barnhart (1844-1914) as a private and musician in Company D, of the 139th Indiana Infantry. He was mustered in May 15, 1864, and mustered out October 7, 1864.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ruth B. Kennedy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.70.23
label: accession number
content: 290483
label: catalog number
content: 70.23
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fife
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pewter (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rosewood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: German silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 3/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 39.0525 cm x 4.7625 cm