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Walking-stick flute
Ludwig Embach & Co. (Netherlandish, about 1810–1844)
about 1840
Object Place: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Length 92.2 cm (36 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gertrude T. Taft by exchange and William Lindsey Fund, by exchange
Accession Number1994.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Conoidal bore. Boxwood carved and incised in imitation of bamboo. Ivory headcap and brass ferrules. Made in three parts in the form of a walking stick: headjoint, bodyjoint, and walking-stick extension. Brass liner in headjoint. Elliptical embouchure. Six fingerholes and two vent-holes. Four keys (d-sharp', f', g-sharp' and b-flat') of boxwood, mounted in slots and shaped to match contours of body, with SATW (?).
InscriptionsStamped on body: L. EMBACH & CO. / AMSTERDAM
ProvenanceNovember 22, 1989, likely sold by Sotheby's London, lot 75. By 1994, Wurlitzer-Bruck, New York; 1994, sold by Wurlitzer-Bruck to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 1994)