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Flute, C (composite)
Maker: foot joint by Richard Potter
Date: 1785-1840 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedOn upper middle joint: WILLM. HENY / POTTER
On lower middle joint: W. MILHOUSE / LONDON
On foot, below low C key: POTTER / LONDON
On lower middle joint: W. MILHOUSE / LONDON
On foot, below low C key: POTTER / LONDON
Markingsnone
DescriptionA composite instrument, with upper middle joint and foot by William Henry Potter and lower middle joint by William Milhouse. Boxwood body in five sections, with tuning slide in head joint. Simple system keywork, with six silver keys mounted on turned ring and turned blocks, the channels of which are lined with brass. The key heads are pewter plugs that close over metal-bushed holes, except for the F key, which has a flat, square flap. Ivory ferrules.
DimensionsOverall length: 658.6 mm
Embouchure: 12.1 mm x 10.9 mm
Sounding length: 587.5 mm
Embouchure: 12.1 mm x 10.9 mm
Sounding length: 587.5 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02358