Flute, C
Maker
Johann Georg Otto
Date1800 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen (Neukirchen), Saxony, Vogtland, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on foot joint: [Saxon swords] / OTTO / NEUKIRCHEN / 1800 / [asterisk]Stamped on head joint, upper middle and lower middle joints: [Saxon swords] / OTTO / [script "1" or asterisk]
Markingsnone
DescriptionBoxwood body in four sections. One square brass key mounted in a turned ring. Ivory trim.
DimensionsOverall length: 625 mm
Sounding length: 547 mm
Embouchure: 9.7 x 9.2 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesArdal Powell, "A Fake Grenser Flute by J. G. Otto, Dated 1798," Traverso Historical Flute Newsletter 9, no. 1 (1997): 1-3.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02668
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