Flute, C
Maker
William Milhouse
Date1810-1834 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedAll joints: W. MILHOUSE / LONDON Head joint (barrel section) : W. MILHOUSE / LONDON / 337 OXFORD ST
Markingsnone
DescriptionBoxwood body in five sections, with graduated tuning slide in head joint. Simple system keywork with seven silver saltspoon keys munted on turned ring and turned blocks. The channel of the turned ring for D# is lined with brass. Ivory ferrules and headcap.
DimensionsOverall length: 671 mm
Embouchure: 11.5 mm x 11 mm
Sounding length: 591 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesAmy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, MM thesis, University of South Dakota, 1993, pp. 104n., 105, 111-113.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02651
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