Flute, C
Maker
Charles G. Christman
Date1837-1854 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all joints: C. G. CHRISTMAN / 404 / PEARL ST / NEW-YORKMarkingsStamped on barrel: PATENT / C. G. CHRISTMAN
DescriptionBoxwood body in four joints, with tuning slide. Simple system keywork with four saltspoon keys (D#, F, G#, and B-flat) mounted on blocks. Ivory headcap and ferrules.
DimensionsOverall length: 618 mm
Embouchure hole: 10.8 mm x 11 mm
Sounding length: 541.6 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesDouglas Koeppe, Woodwinds in Early America (Wimberley, TX: Brother Francis Publishers, 2015), pp. 380.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02735
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