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American,
19th century
Firth, Pond & Co.
New York City
,
ca. 1855
Classification: Aerophone
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bernhardt
Accession Number: 3202.2002
Department: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
Description
Fife in C of rosewood with nickel-silver mounts at either end, an elliptical embouchure hole, and six fingerholes. The ferrules are seamless, both with 2+1+2 scoring. A pewter mouthpiece makes for easy blowing.
Firth, Pond and Co. was a partnership consisting of John Firth, Sylvanus Billing Pond, and their sons Thaddeus Firth and William A. Pond. It flourished in New York from 1847/48 to 1863. The provenance of this instrument is uncertain, but it might well be the fife in C that once belonged to the collector D. Archambeault of Bristol, Connecticut.
Firth, Pond and Co. was a partnership consisting of John Firth, Sylvanus Billing Pond, and their sons Thaddeus Firth and William A. Pond. It flourished in New York from 1847/48 to 1863. The provenance of this instrument is uncertain, but it might well be the fife in C that once belonged to the collector D. Archambeault of Bristol, Connecticut.
Inscriptions
Stamped: "FIRTH POND & CO. / 547 Broadway / N-YORK / C"
Dimensions
Overall length: 40.8 cm
Fife
Photo credit: Alex Contreras
Description
Fife in C of rosewood with nickel-silver mounts at either end, an elliptical embouchure hole, and six fingerholes. The ferrules are seamless, both with 2+1+2 scoring. A pewter mouthpiece makes for easy blowing.
Firth, Pond and Co. was a partnership consisting of John Firth, Sylvanus Billing Pond, and their sons Thaddeus Firth and William A. Pond. It flourished in New York from 1847/48 to 1863. The provenance of this instrument is uncertain, but it might well be the fife in C that once belonged to the collector D. Archambeault of Bristol, Connecticut.
Firth, Pond and Co. was a partnership consisting of John Firth, Sylvanus Billing Pond, and their sons Thaddeus Firth and William A. Pond. It flourished in New York from 1847/48 to 1863. The provenance of this instrument is uncertain, but it might well be the fife in C that once belonged to the collector D. Archambeault of Bristol, Connecticut.
Inscriptions
Stamped: "FIRTH POND & CO. / 547 Broadway / N-YORK / C"
Dimensions
Overall length: 40.8 cm
American,
19th century
Firth, Pond & Co.
New York City
,
ca. 1855
Classification: Aerophone
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bernhardt
Accession Number: 3202.2002
Department: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
Description
Fife in C of rosewood with nickel-silver mounts at either end, an elliptical embouchure hole, and six fingerholes. The ferrules are seamless, both with 2+1+2 scoring. A pewter mouthpiece makes for easy blowing.
Firth, Pond and Co. was a partnership consisting of John Firth, Sylvanus Billing Pond, and their sons Thaddeus Firth and William A. Pond. It flourished in New York from 1847/48 to 1863. The provenance of this instrument is uncertain, but it might well be the fife in C that once belonged to the collector D. Archambeault of Bristol, Connecticut.
Firth, Pond and Co. was a partnership consisting of John Firth, Sylvanus Billing Pond, and their sons Thaddeus Firth and William A. Pond. It flourished in New York from 1847/48 to 1863. The provenance of this instrument is uncertain, but it might well be the fife in C that once belonged to the collector D. Archambeault of Bristol, Connecticut.
Inscriptions
Stamped: "FIRTH POND & CO. / 547 Broadway / N-YORK / C"
Dimensions
Overall length: 40.8 cm
