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Flute, C

Date1765-1834 ca.
Place MadeLondon, 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.
DimensionsTotal assembled length: 600 mm
Embouchure hole: 11.0 x 10.1 mm
Sounding length: 53 cm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesAmy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, MM thesis, University of South Dakota, p. 82-83.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01511
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