Flute, C
Maker
Tebaldo Monzani
Date1808-1810 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.81
SignedOn head joint, above socket: MONZANI / LONDON / [in a circle] 81On upper middle joint: MONZANI / LONDON / 4
On lower middle joint: MONZANI / LONDON
On foot joint: MONZANI / 3 OLD BOND STR / & 100 CHEAPSIDE / LONDON
Markingsnone
DescriptionCocuswood body in four sections. Simple system keywork with seven silver keys. Key heads are of a design patented by Monzani in 1807: the pads consist of a flat piece of leather pierced by a screw attached to the key head, and secured by a disc-like button. Ivory ferrules and ivory headcap, with graduated ivory screw cork adjuster.
DimensionsOverall length: 671 mm (26-3/8 in)
Embouchure: 10.3 mm (0.409 in) x 9.4 mm (0.371 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKreitzer, Amy, "Serial Numbers and Hallmarks on Flutes from the Workshop of Monzani & Hill," The Galpin Society Journal 48 (1995), p. 168-180, esp. 170.
Kreitzer, Amy Shaw, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, M.M. Thesis (University of South Dakota, 1993), p. 135-137, 140-142, 144, 285 (serial no. 81), 289.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02491
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