Flute, C
Maker
William Milhouse
Date1797-1834 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedHead joint: W. MILHOUSE / LONDON / 337 OXFORD STMiddle joints and foot: W. MILHOUSE / LONDON
Markingsnone
DescriptionThis boxwood flute with ivory ferrules was originally a one-key flute. Three additional keys were later mounted on applied wooden blocks, resulting in a four-key flute, with keys for D#, F, G#, and B-flat. The key covers are flat and square with notched corners and beveled edges.
DimensionsOverall length: 603 mm
Embouchure: 9.8 x 9.4 mm
Sounding length: 537 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. 105, 108.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02650
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