Flute, C
Maker
Henry Hill
Date1830-1833 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.3081
SignedOn upper body, below socket: [Crown] HILL·LATE / MONZANI & CO / 28 REGENT STT / PICCADILLY / LONDON / 3081On tuning slide barrel, on head joint, and on lower body, below fourth tone hole: [Crown] MONZANI & CO
MarkingsOn upper body, above first tone hole, and on foot, below c' hole: PATENT
At tips of key shanks: [Crown]
Three hallmarks on socket of upper body and on tip of key shank for B-flat: [king's head] [lion passant] r
Five hallmarks on key levers for c-sharp' and c': [king's head] [lion passant] r [leopard's head] HH
Four hallmarks on tip of key shank for long c'': [king's head] [lion passant] r [leopard's head]
DescriptionCocuswood body in four sections, with tuning slide in head joint. Simple system keywork with seven silver keys mounted on turned blocks. The floating key heads are round, slightly cupped, with beaded edges, and are loosely attached to the key shanks by a screw encircled by a leather buffer to allow flexibility of seating. Five grooved silver ferrules, two of which are part of silver-lined sockets. Silver-tipped tenons point downwards (in other works, the head joint carries a tenon). Wooden screw cork adjuster.
DimensionsOverall length: 674 mm
Embouchure: 10.6 x 9.5 mm
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): 168-180, esp. 174.
Kreitzer, Amy Shaw, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, M.M. Thesis (University of South Dakota, 1993), p. 134-136, 138, 140, 155-158, 288 (serial no. 3081), 295.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02788
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