Flute, C
Maker
Richard Potter
Date1785-1795 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedOn tuning slide barrel: POTTER / IOHNSON'S COURT / FLEET STREET / LONDONOn upper middle joint, lower middle joint, and foot: POTTER / LONDON
MarkingsOn head and foot: PATENT
Arabic "5" and "6" stamped on incised, concentric guide marks of screw-cork pin; "4" and "5" stamped on incised, concentric guide marks on tenon of slide. "6" stamped on barrel of slide just above signature text (to indicate fully inserted position).
DescriptionIvory body in five sections, with graduated tuning slide in the head joint. Simple system keywork, with six silver keys mounted on a turned ring and turned blocks, the channels of which are lined with silver. The key heads are pewter plugs. Ivory screw cork adjuster. This flute exhibits many features of Richard Potter's landmark 1785 patent.
DimensionsOverall length: 666 mm
Embouchure: 9.6 x 8.5
Sounding length: 594.9 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKreitzer, Amy Shaw, "Transverse flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900." Masters Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1993, p.17, 52, 64-66.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04337
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1785-1825 ca.
