Flute, C
Maker
Johann August Crone
Date1766-1804 ca.
Place MadeLeipzig, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all joints: [5-point crown] / I'A'CRONE / [5-point crown]Markingsnone
DescriptionBoxwood flute in four sections, with two extra upper middle joints (three corps de rechange in total). One brass key with rectangular flap mounted in a turned ring. Ivory ferrules and headcap.
Johann August Crone (1727-1804) reportedly employed a workforce of about 30, not including apprentices. His successor and daughter, Rosina Sophie Amalie, assumed control of the workshop upon his death.
DimensionsOverall length (with longest to shortest upper middle joint): 641 mm, 632 mm, 620 mm
Embouchure hole: 8.9 mm x 8.4 mm
Sounding length: 546.1 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 2002 from Friedrich von Huene, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 2002
Object number10114
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