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Flute, C
Flute, C
Flute, C

Flute, C

Date1787-1797 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all joints: W. MILHOUSE / LONDON
Stamped on underside of the keys under the spring: WM
Markings

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
ProvenancePurchased in 1948 from Alec Hodsdon, Lavenham, Suffolk, England.
Published ReferencesKreitzer, Amy Shaw, "Transverse flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900." Masters Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1993, pp. 104, 105, 106-107.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Object number04446
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