Flute (missing footjoint)
Maker
Beckett from Wood & Ivy
Date1850-1873 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on barrel: Beckett / FROM / Wood & Ivy / LONDON
Stamped on head joint, as well as upper and lower middle joints: BeckettMarkingsnoneDescriptionCocuswood body, originally in five sections with tuning slide in head joint, but foot joint is absent. Simple system keywork, with three nickel silver saltspoon keys (probably had an additional key on the foot originally). Nickel silver ferrules.DimensionsOverall length: n/a (missing foot joint)
Embouchure: 11.3 x 10.0 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKreitzer, Amy Shaw, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, M.M. Thesis (University of South Dakota: 1993), p. 202-203.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03898
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