Fife
date: label: Date made
content: 1860-1870
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This fife was made by an unknown maker in the United States, ca, 1860. It is a Fife in B-Flat, made of brass with nickel plate. The fingerholes are raised. 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 George Washington Duffield (1832-1903) as a 3rd Class Musician, Regimental Band, 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry mustered in July 8, 1861, and honorably mustered out August 9, 1862.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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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 Florence Diffield Garrison
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.66.195
label: catalog number
content: 66.195
label: accession number
content: 263868
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fife
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: nickel plate (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 13/16 in x 5/8 in; 37.62375 cm x 1.5875 cm