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Flute, C (composite)

Flute, C (composite)

Maker: head and upper middle joints made by Meacham & Pond
Maker: lower middle and foot joints made by Firth & Hall
Date: 1821-1832 ca.
Place Made:Albany, New York, United States, North America
Place Made:New 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 Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 03861