Flute, C (composite)
Date1821-1832 ca.
Place MadeAlbany, New York, United States, North America
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on head joint and upper middle joint: MEACHAM / & POND / ALBANY Stamped on lower middle joint and foot joint: FIRTH & HALL / N. YORK
Markingsnone
DescriptionBoxwood body in four sections. Simple system keywork, with one brass key with chamfered, rectangular cover with notched corners, mounted on a turned ring. Ivory ferrules. This composite instrument by two makers was made in Albany, New York, and New York City.
DimensionsOverall length: 597 mm
Embouchure hole: 10.1 mm x 9.1 mm
Sounding length: 514 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03861
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