Fife

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Fife

Entry/Object ID

1960.75.3a-b

Description

One-piece body of rosewood. Ferrules of nickel silver with two engraved lines at each end and one line at center. Slide-on mouthpiece of pewter. One emboucher hole and six fingerfoles. Plugged seventh fingerhole above top open fingerhole. Mouthpiece of cast pewter (missing set screw).

Use

The mouthpiece would have allowed a novice musician to sound the instrument without learning the proper fife/flute emboucher.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.75

Source or Donor

Corry, Clark F.

Acquisition Method

Loan

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1890

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Fife

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Flute

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Woodwind

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Length

17 in

Material

Pewter, Rosewood, Nickel

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Civil War