Flute, C
Maker
Joseph Wallis
Date1896-1915 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
ModelGiorgi Patent
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on barrel: JOSEPH WALLIS & SON L. / GIORGI PATENT / LONDONStamped on upper joint: J. WALLIS & SON / LONDON
MarkingsStamped in script on right side of head joint: CT Giorgi
Stamped in script on left side of head joint: Wallis
DescriptionEbonite body in four sections (mouthpiece, barrel, body joint, and foot) in addition to an alternate transverse mouthpiece (not original to the instrument). Pratten system keywork in nickel silver mounted on posts and axles. Four German silver ferrules. The sockets are lined, and the tenons tipped, with German silver. Cylindrical bore.
DimensionsOverall length (with Giorgi mouthpiece): 596 mm
Sounding length (with Giorgi mouthpiece): 590 mm
Overall length (with transverse mouthpiece): 659 mm
Sounding length (with transverse mouthpiece): 580 mm
Embouchure of Giorgi mouthpiece: 11.5 X 10 mm
Embouchure of transverse mouthpiece: 12.6 X 10.9 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), 272-279.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01345
On View
Not on view
1880-1920 ca.
1850-1870 ca.