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Flute, C
Maker: George Ibbetson
Date: 1823-1839 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on all joints: IBBETSON / LONDON
Markingsnone
DescriptionBoxwood body in five sections, with tuning slide in the head joint. Simple system keywork, with eight silver saltspoon keys mounted in turned ring and blocks. Ivory ferrules.
DimensionsOverall length: 655 mm
Sounding length: 588 mm
Embouchure: 11.3 x 10.0 mm
Sounding length: 588 mm
Embouchure: 11.3 x 10.0 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesKreitzer, Amy Shaw, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, M.M. Thesis (University of South Dakota, 1993), p. 194-196.
Object number: 01350