Alto recorder

Engelbert Terton, c. 1720

Altblokfluit, gemerkt E:Terton.

Artwork typeflute, musical instrument, recorder, alto recorder
Object numberBK-NM-11430-94
Dimensionsdiameter 50 mm, length 498.7 mm
Physical characteristicsesdoorn (geverfd)

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Identification

Title(s)
Alto recorder
Object type
Object number
BK-NM-11430-94
Description
Altblokfluit, gemerkt E:Terton.
Inscriptions / marks
mark, on the upper, main and foot joint, stamped: ‘E:TERTON’ [a crown]/ E:TERTON / [a lion rampant]

Creation

Creation
musical instrument maker: Engelbert Terton, Amsterdam
Dating
c. 1720
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Material and technique

Physical description
esdoorn (geverfd)
Dimensions
- diameter 50 mm
- length 498.7 mm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the State of the Netherlands and the Vereeniging van Noord-Nederlandsche Muziekgeschiedenis
Acquisition
purchase 1899
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Wind-Instruments, 1670-1820', Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis 38 (1988), p. 99-122: 119
- L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 2
- Charles Stroom, 'Een Terton Blokfluit van het Haags Gemeentemuseum', De Bouwbrief 63 (1991), p. 7-8
- Rob van Acht, 'Niederländische Blasinstrumente, 1670-1820', Tibia: Magazin für freunde alter und neuer bläsermusik 15, nr. 3 (1990), p. 169-185: 183
- Jan Bouterse, 'Dutch recorders and transverse flutes of the 17th and 18th century', FoMRHI Quarterly 64 (Jul., 1991), Comm. 1052, p. 33-37: 37
- Jan Bouterse, 'Making woodwind instuments - Internal dimentions: tools, techniques and registration', FoRMHI Quarterly 131 (2016), Comm. 2032

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20063174