Flute, C
Maker
Jean Baptiste Martin
Date1775-1800 ca.
Place MadeLa Couture, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedNearly illegible, stamped on head joint, upper middle, and lower middle joints: MARTIN / [lion rampant]Markingsnone
DescriptionBoxwood body in four sections. One brass key with rectangular flap mounted in a turned block, with spring attached to the wood. Animal horn ferrules, except for one brass ferrule on the foot which is a later replacement.
Attribution to Jean Baptiste Martin is based on the similarity of the maker’s stamp (as faint as it is) to that of more clearly marked flageolets and a flute in collections in Washington, D. C., and in Amsterdam.
DimensionsOverall length: 614 mm
Embouchure hole: 10.9 mm x 8.9 mm
Sounding length: 545.5 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02767
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1850-1890 ca.
