Flute, C
Maker
William Henry Potter
Date1806-1814 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedOn tuning slide barrel: WILLM. HENY / POTTER / JOHNSON'S COURT / FLEET STREET / LONDONOn both middle joints: WILLM. HENY / POTTER
On foot: PATENT / WILLM. HENY / POTTER
MarkingsArabic "5" and "6" stamped on incised, concentric guide marks of screw-cork pin; "4" and "5" stamped on concentric guide marks incised on tenon of slide. "6" stamped on barrel of slide just above signature text (to indicate fully inserted position).
DescriptionBoxwood body in five sections (four joints, with graduated tuning slide in the head joint). Simple system keywork, originally with four silver keys (D#, F, G#, B-flat) mounted on turned blocks and turned ring, but only the F and G# keys have survived. Ivory ferrules. Ivory head cap with graduated screw cork adjuster.
DimensionsOverall length: 597 mm
Embouchure: 9.8 mm x 9.8 mm
Sounding length: 516.6 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKreitzer, Amy Shaw, "Transverse flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900." Masters Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1993, pp. 57, 59, 77-78.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04291
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