Advanced Search
Flute, C
Maker: Philip Borkens
Date: 1725-1750 ca.
Place Made:Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on all joints: [crown] / P BORKENS / [lion rampant]
On head above socket; below key flap of foot; on upper joint above tone hole no.
1; on heart piece below tone hole no. 4.
On head above socket; below key flap of foot; on upper joint above tone hole no.
1; on heart piece below tone hole no. 4.
Markingsnone
DescriptionBoxwood body in four sections. One brass key with trapezoidal flap, mounted in a turned ring. Ivory mounts.
According to Bouterse (Dutch Woodwind Instruments and their Makers, 1660-1760), there is no indication where Borkens apprenticed and yet his surviving instruments are of the highest quality.
According to Bouterse (Dutch Woodwind Instruments and their Makers, 1660-1760), there is no indication where Borkens apprenticed and yet his surviving instruments are of the highest quality.
DimensionsOverall length: 648 mm
Sounding length: 572 mm
Embouchure: 11.4 x 9.4 mm
Sounding length: 572 mm
Embouchure: 11.4 x 9.4 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1994 from Michael Latcham, The Hague, The Netherlands, who purchased it from an antique shop in The Netherlands.
Terms
Credit Line: Board of Trustees, 1994
Not on view
Published ReferencesJan Bouterse, Dutch Woodwind Instruments and their Makers, 1660-1760 (Utrecht: Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 2005). Includes comprehensive study of extant Borkens instruments, including the NMM's example.
Object number: 05795