Flute, C
Maker
Rudall & Rose
Date1824-1837 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.683
SignedOn upper body: RUDALL & ROSE / No. 15 PIAZZA / COVENT GARDEN / LONDONMarkingsnone
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
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKreitzer, Amy Shaw, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, M.M. Thesis (University of South Dakota: 1993), pp. 221, 231, 232-233.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00614
On View
Not on view
1830-1850 ca.
