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Flute
Caleb Gedney (English, active 1754–1769)
1769
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, silver
Dimensions
Length 67.9 cm (26 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number1983.330
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Conoidal bore. Boxwood, varnished dark brown. Ivory rings and headcap with cork-adjustment screw. Made in four parts: headjoint, upper and lower bodyjoints, and footjoint. Three interchangeable upper bodyjoints. Elliptical embouchure. Six finger holes. Six square keys (Young type F: c', c-sharp', and d-sharp'; Young type A: f', g-sharp', and b-flat') of silver, mounted on blocks (c' and c-sharp' mounted on ring and blocks; d-sharp' mounted on ring) with SATK. Mahogany case with green cloth lining and wood- handled swab with sponge heads. Sounding lengths: with section #3 = 578.5 mm; #4 = 599 mm; #5 = 609 mm
InscriptionsStamped on footjoint: CALEB / GEDNEY / 1769; stamped on headjoint and lower bodyjoint: CALEB / GEDNEY; alternate upper bodyjoints stamped: 3 / [sharp]; 4 / [X: natural]; 5 / [b: flat]; stamped on underside of keys: I H [John Hale]
ProvenanceBefore 1983, sold by Max Champion, England, to Harry Moscowitz, New York; by 1983, sold by Moscowitz to David Shorey, Bowdoinham, Maine; 1983, sold by Shorey to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 14, 1983)