Fife
Date1780-1840
OriginAmerica or England
MediumRosewood, brass ferrules
DimensionsOL: 16 3/4"
Inside bore: right end 10.8 mm, left end 10.9 mm
Outside bore: right end 15.6 mm, left end 15.3 mm
Ferrell width: 28.4 mm
Finger hole width: 7.2 mm
Embouchure hole: left to right 12.4 mm, furthest to closest 11.1 mm
Inside bore: right end 10.8 mm, left end 10.9 mm
Outside bore: right end 15.6 mm, left end 15.3 mm
Ferrell width: 28.4 mm
Finger hole width: 7.2 mm
Embouchure hole: left to right 12.4 mm, furthest to closest 11.1 mm
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1995-192
DescriptionRosewood fife with brass ferrules. Each ferrule has a central single scribe line between two pairs or scribe lines (five lines in all).Label TextA fife in rosewood with brass ferrules made in England or America sometime between 1780 and 1840.Inscription(s)noneMark(s)noneProvenancePurchased from Gary Brumfield (Williamsburg, VA) in 1995
1770 to 1830
1750-1800
1780-1820
1800-1820 on later frame
