Walking-stick flute, C
Date1800-1835 ca.
Place MadeEngland, Europe
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SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionSide-blown. A walking-stick flute in dark-stained tropical hardwood. Four sections include handle/end cap, head joint, body joint with vent holes, and pointed tip. A single key with wooden touchpiece is mounted in a recessed turned block. Nickel silver trim. This unsigned instrument was probably made in England.
DimensionsOverall length (including handle & tip): 876 mm
Embouchure: 11.5 mm x 9.8 mm
Sounding length: 541 mm
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, 1993, p. 215-216.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01257
On View
On view
1785-1799 ca.
1880-1900 ca.