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Flute, C

Date1830 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all joints: MANZANE / LONDON
Markingsnone
DescriptionIvory body in five sections, with tuning slide in head joint). Simple system keywork, with eight silver keys mounted on turned blocks (low C, C#, F, left-hand F, G#, B-flat, and C). The key heads are round, with shallow flattened cups. Silver ferrules. Ivory headcap. This instrument was probably made in London by a nefarious maker seeking to capitalize on the success of Tebaldo Monzani's flutes.
DimensionsOverall length: 25.6 inches (650 mm)
Embouchure: .394 inches (10 mm) x .335 inches (8.5 mm)
Sounding length: 23.15 inches (588 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesAmy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, MM thesis, University of South Dakota, 1993, p. 17, 197-199, 207.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04158
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