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Flageolets
Double flageolet, English-style, D
Maker: D'Almaine & Co.
Date: 1858-1866 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on duct section: [Prince of Wales feathers] / D’ALMAINE & CO. / LATE / GOULDING & D’ALMAINE / 104 / NEW BOND STREET / LONDON
MarkingsStamped on left and right body sections: [Prince of Wales feathers] / D’ALMAINE & CO.
DescriptionBoxwood with bone trim and mouthpiece. Nickel-silver and brass keys. Seven touchpieces (4 right-hand, 3 left-hand) and two "shutter" keys to interrupt airflow at ducts.
DimensionsOverall length: 417 mm
Sounding lengths: right-hand joint: 274 mm; left-hand joint: 277 mm
Sounding lengths: right-hand joint: 274 mm; left-hand joint: 277 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
On view
Object number: 01318