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Flute
Firth, Hall & Pond (American, active in 1821–1847)
about 1830
Object Place: New York City, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Rosewood, silver
Dimensions
Length 67 cm (26 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Mary Smith Fund
Accession Number1983.261
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Conoidal bore. Varnished rosewood. Silver rings. Rosewood headcap with ivory cork-adjustment screw. Brass liner in headjoint. Made in five parts: headjoint, barrel, upper and lower bodyjoints, and footjoint. Elliptical embouchure. Six finger holes. Eight cupped keys of silver (c', c-sharp', d-sharp', f' x 2, g-sharp', b-flat', and c''), mounted on posts with SATK. Old (original?) storage case.
InscriptionsStamped on headjoint: FIRTH & HALL / 358 / PEARL ST / N. YORK / PATENT; stamped on barrel, lower bodyjoint and footjoint: FIRTH & HALL / N. YORK; stamped on upper bodyjoint: FIRTH & HALL / 358 / PEARL ST / N. YORK; engraved on ferrule of barrel section: E. P. Camp, Durham, Conn. 1830.
Provenance1983, sold by Lillian Caplin, The Center for Musical Antiquities, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 15, 1983)