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Historical Items

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Item 17941

Wooden Flute, 1890

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: 1890 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood with ivory and metal

Item 148479

Flute, ca. 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1835 Media: Boxwood, silver, ivory, bone

Item 148478

Flute, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Limington Media: Rosewood, Ivory, Leather, Silver

Online Exhibits

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Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"Jacques Bellissent, flute maker to the Paris Conservatory made this flute. Longfellow purchased it during his 1825 trip to Europe."

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Music in Maine - MAKE

"Instruments like flutes, drums, and rattles extend these cultural traditions. Developed over centuries, music in Wabanaki communities, including…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"Libby X Wineglasses and Champagne flute Attributed to the New England Glass Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, ca."

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… which they used to make beautifully crafted “fluted” spear points. Despite the evidence of early Paleoindians in the Munsungan Lake area, the…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… music, as evidenced by the shell beads and bone flutes found by archaeologists on Frenchman Bay. They also had, and continue to have, a rich oral…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… in performing Verdi’s Aida and Mozart’s The Magic Flute for a local audience. The offer was intriguing and the first summer 80 people--…"