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Flute, C
Maker: attributed to John Preston
Maker: attributed to Thomas Preston
Date: 1765-1834 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on all joints: [curved] PRESTON / LONDON
Markingsnone
DescriptionBoxwood body in four sections. Conical bore. Simple system keywork with four keys (E-flat, G#, F, B-flat). Key heads are square, with beveled edges and notched corners. Ivory ferrules and headcap.
This instrument might have been made by John Preston or Thomas Preston.
This instrument might have been made by John Preston or Thomas Preston.
DimensionsTotal assembled length: 600 mm
Embouchure hole: 11.0 x 10.1 mm
Sounding length: 53 cm
Embouchure hole: 11.0 x 10.1 mm
Sounding length: 53 cm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesAmy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, MM thesis, University of South Dakota, p. 82-83.
Object number: 01511