American Fife
date: label: date made
content: 1850-1899
notes: label: Description
content: This fife was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1850-1899. It is made of rosewood with brass ferrules. This fife is accessioned with a detachable pewter mouthpiece.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Melvin L. KIng
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.77.02
label: accession number
content: 1977.0599
label: catalog number
content: 77.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fife
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rosewood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: fife: 12 13/16 in x 3/4 in; 32.54375 cm x 1.905 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 15/16 in; 2.2225 cm x 4.7625 cm x 2.38125 cm