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Flute, D-flat
Flute, D-flat
Flute, D-flat

Flute, D-flat

Date1808-1854 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all joints: KEY / LONDON / [unicorn head]
MarkingsHandwritten in script inside end cap: Eb
DescriptionBoxwood body in four sections with ivory trim. Four brass keys mounted on turned ring and blocks. Square, chamfered key heads with notched corners.
DimensionsOverall length: 578 mm
Sounding length: 502 mm
Embouchure: 10.7 x 9.3 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), p. 170-172.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01349
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