Flute, C
Maker
James Wood
Date1799-1808 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedOn head, above socket; on heart piece, below fourth tone hole; on foot, above ferrule: [Prince of Wales feathers] / J-WOOD / LONDONOn upper body, below tenon: [Prince of Wales feathers] / J-WOOD / LONDON / 4
MarkingsUnder the spring, Wood's mark is stamped on the underside of the keys.
On shank of c' key: WOOD FECIT
On projecting end of screw: 4
On side of screw, on uppermost gradation: 5
DescriptionBoxwood body in four sections. Simple system keywork, with six silver keys mounted on a turned ring and turned blocks. Key heads are square, with beveled edges and notched corners. The shank of the low C key vaults over the C# key, which suggests this flute was made earlier in Wood's career. Ivory ferrules and headcap with ivory screw cork adjuster.
DimensionsOverall length: 687 mm
Embouchure: 9.5 mm x 9.0 mm
Sounding length: 606.5 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1948 from Alec Hodsdon, Lavenham, Suffolk, England.
Published ReferencesKreitzer, Amy Shaw, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, M.M. Thesis (University of South Dakota: 1993), p. 124-127 (correction to information there: this instrument is made of boxwood, not satinwood)
Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Object number04436
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