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Treble flute in E-flat
early 19th century
Object Place: Probably Germany
Medium/Technique
Maple, horn, brass
Dimensions
Length 52.4 cm (20 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1861
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn E-flat. Conoidal bore. Maple, varnished light yellow-brown. Horn rings. Made in four parts: headjoint, upper and lower bodyjoints, and footjoint. Elliptical embouchure. Six fingerholes. One square key (Young type A) of brass (d-sharp'), mounted on ring with SATK.
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)