Flute, C
Maker
Adam Geib
Date1816-1827 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on head joint: [upside down] GEIB / [upright] GEIB / 23 / MAIDEN LANE / NEW · YORKMarkingsStamped on heart piece GEIB / 23 / MAIDEN LANE / NEW YORK (stamped on upper joint) GEIB / NEW YORK
Description4 sections: headjoint, upper body joint, middle body joint, and foot joint. Simple system with one key. Boxwood body with ivory endcap and ferrules. Brass key mounted in foot bulge.
DimensionsTotal assembled length: 608 mm.
ProvenancePurchased by Dale Higbee (Salisbury, North Carolina) from Harold A. Perris (Albany, New York), a dealer in Early Americana, September 1960.
Published ReferencesStrange, Thomas. _A Respectable Inhabitant of This City John Geib and Sons, Organ Builders & Piano Forte Manufacturers_ Lulu.com, 2020 (p. 131)
"USD Museum Acquires Higbee Collection." _Newsletter of the AMIS_ vol. XVIII, No. 3 (October 1989): 2-3.
Credit LineHigbee-Abbott-Zylstra Collection, 1989
Object number04833
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