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Flute, C
Maker: Georg Henrich Scherer
Date: 1750 ca.
Place Made:Butzbach, Hesse, Germany, Europe
Serial No: none
Signedon all joints: [four "stitches"] / SCHERER / [lion rampant of Hesse]
Markingsnone
DescriptionA one-keyed ivory flute with tortoiseshell and horn decoration. The Scherer workshop was located in Butzbach, which was home to many artisans who specialized in crafting objects from ivory. Scherer flutes were popular with wealthy amateurs, who prized these ivory instruments for their appearance perhaps as much as, or more than, their musical properties.
DimensionsOverall length: 588 mm
Embouchure: 11.9 mm x 10.1 mm
Sounding length: 519 mm
Embouchure: 11.9 mm x 10.1 mm
Sounding length: 519 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1985 from Bernhard von Hünerbein, Cologne, Germany. Previously owned by F.J. Giesbert, Neuwied am Rhein, Germany.
Terms
Credit Line: Rawlins Fund, 1985
Not on view
Published ReferencesYoung, Phillip. "Scherer," 4900 Historical Instruments. London: Tony Bingham, 1993, pp. 207-208 (see Y34).
Object number: 03589