Flute, C
Date1850-1900 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
ModelMeyer model
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionDark tropical hardwood (rosewood?) body in four sections. Simple system, Meyer model flute with eleven nickel silver keys (counting the touchpieces) to low B. Nickel silver trim. This unsigned instrument was probably made in Germany, where many makers produced flutes modelled after the designs of H.F. Meyer of Hannover.
DimensionsOverall length: 717 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04960
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1885-1915 ca.
1920-1930 ca.
1900-1915 ca.
1920-1930 ca.