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Flute, C
Maker: Rudall & Rose
Date: 1824-1837 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: 683
SignedOn upper body: RUDALL & ROSE / No. 15 PIAZZA / COVENT GARDEN / LONDON
Markingsnone
DescriptionTropical hardwood body (cocus?) in five sections, with tuning slide in head joint. Nine silver keys (counting the touchpieces). Keys have saltspoon flaps, except for the foot keys, which are pewter plugs. Silver ferrules.
DimensionsOverall length: 659 mm
Embouchure hole: 11.3 mm x 11.8 mm (affected by crack in head joint)
Sounding length: 583.8 mm
Embouchure hole: 11.3 mm x 11.8 mm (affected by crack in head joint)
Sounding length: 583.8 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesKreitzer, Amy Shaw, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, M.M. Thesis (University of South Dakota: 1993), pp. 221, 231, 232-233.
Object number: 00614