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Flute
Jacob David Helwert (German, 1812–1866)
about 1850
Object Place: Stuttgart, Germany
Medium/Technique
Maple, horn, brass
Dimensions
Length 67.6 cm (26 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Jodi Nichols
Accession Number1978.490
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Conoidal bore. Maple, varnished light brown. Horn rings. Blackwood (?) headcap with graduated cork-adjustment screw. Brass liner in headjoint. Made in five parts: headjoint, barrel, upper and lower bodyjoints, and footjoint. Elliptical embouchure. Six finger holes. Seven round keys (Young type S) and nine touchpieces of brass (c', c-sharp', d-sharp', f' with 2 touchpieces, g-sharp', b-flat' with 2 touchpieces, and c''), mounted on blocks with SATK.
InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: [6-point asterisk]; stamped on upper bodyjoint: [6-point asterisk] / HELWERT / STUTTGART / D
Provenance1978, gift of John and Jodi Nichols, Marblehead, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 1978)