Flute, C
Maker
Benjamin Hallett
Date1740-1750 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on head and upper middle joints: BENJAMIN / HALLETMarkingsnone
DescriptionIvory body in four sections. One silver key with square flap mounted in a turned ring.
By 1736, London city records indicate that Hallett had established his own shop and, not long after, taken on two apprentices. In 1753, however, he was recorded as "poor" by the rate (property tax) collectors, suggesting that business had slowed. After this date, little else is known of Benjamin Hallett.
DimensionsOverall length: 587 mm
Sounding length: 534 mm
Embouchure: 8.3 x 7.9 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1948 from Alec Hodsdon, Lavenham, Suffolk, England.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01291
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