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Flute
William Henry Potter (English, 1760–1848)
about 1810
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Ivory, silver
Dimensions
Length 65.5 cm (25 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1848
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Conoidal bore. Ivory. Silver rings. Ivory headcap with graduated cork- adjustment screw. Made in five parts: headjoint, barrel, upper and lower bodyjoints, and footjoint. Brass liner in headjoint and barrel. Elliptical embouchure (slightly irregular). Six fingerholes. Eight round silver keys (c', c-sharp', d-sharp', f' x 2, g-sharp', b-flat', and c''), mounted on blocks (c' and c-sharp' mounted on ring and blocks; d-sharp' mounted on ring) with SATK.
InscriptionsStamped on all joints: POTTER / LONDON / PATENT
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)