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Flute, C
Maker: Richard Potter
Date: 1750-1770 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedAll joints: (on a scroll) POTTER / LONDON
Markingsnone
DescriptionBoxwood body in four joints. One silver key with plain, square key head is mounted in a turned ring. This instrument exhibits the stepped tone hole undercutting characteristic of Richard Potter.
DimensionsOverall length: 605 mm
Embouchure: 8.8 mm x 8.3 mm
Sounding length: 535 mm
Embouchure: 8.8 mm x 8.3 mm
Sounding length: 535 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1948 from Alec Hodsdon, Lavenham, Suffolk, England.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Not on view
Published ReferencesKreitzer, Amy Shaw, "Transverse flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900." Masters Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1993, p. 48, 59, 62-64.
Object number: 04438