Double flageolet, English-style, D
Maker
Bainbridge & Wood
Date1808-1821 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on lower section of two-piece wind cap: BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / PATENTStamped on duct section: BAINBRIDGE / & WOOD / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LOMDON [sic] / PATENT
MarkingsStamped on upper section of two-piece wind cap: 2
Stamped on each body joint: PATENT
Stamped on internal, flat edges of both body joints: G
Stamped alpha-numeric pitch indication by each tone hole, facilitating the use of a tutor.
DescriptionBoxwood with ivory trim and finger guides. Nickel-silver keys. Five touchpieces (3 right-hand, 2 left-hand) and two "shutter" keys to interrupt airflow at ducts.
DimensionsOverall length (missing mouthpiece): 373 mm
Sounding length: right-hand joint: 273 mm; left-hand joint: 273 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03918
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