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Flute, C
Maker: William Milhouse
Date: 1787-1797 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on all joints: W. MILHOUSE / LONDON
Stamped on underside of the keys under the spring: WM
Stamped on underside of the keys under the spring: WM
DescriptionBoxwood body in four sections. Simple system keywork, with five silver keys mounted in a turned ring and turned blocks. The key heads are flat, square, with beveled edges and notched corners. The key head for C# is in the form of a rocking key plate. Ivory ferrules and headcap, with graduated ivory screw cork adjuster.
DimensionsOverall length: 639 mm
Sounding length:
Embouchure: 11.1 x 9.7 mm
Sounding length:
Embouchure: 11.1 x 9.7 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, pp. 104, 105, 106-107.
Object number: 04446