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Alto recorder
Willem Beukers (1703-1781), c. 1750
Altblokfluit, gemerkt M. Beukers.
- Artwork typeflute, musical instrument, recorder, alto recorder
- Object numberBK-NM-11430-96
- Dimensionslength 511 mm, diameter 50 mm
- Physical characteristicsesdoorn (geverfd)
Identification
Title(s)
Alto recorder
Object type
Object number
BK-NM-11430-96
Description
Altblokfluit, gemerkt M. Beukers.
Inscriptions / marks
mark, on the upper, main and foot joint, stamped: ‘W.BEUKERS’ [a crown]/ W.BEUKERS
Creation
Creation
musical instrument maker: Willem Beukers (1703-1781), Amsterdam
Dating
c. 1750
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Material and technique
Physical description
esdoorn (geverfd)
Dimensions
- length 511 mm
- diameter 50 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
Documentation
- Jan Bouterse, 'Dutch recorders and transverse flutes of the 17th and 18th century', FoMRHI Quarterly 64 (Jul., 1991), Comm. 1052, p. 33-37: 34
- Rob van Acht, 'Niederländische Blasinstrumente, 1670-1820', Tibia: Magazin für freunde alter und neuer bläsermusik 15, nr. 3 (1990), p. 169-185: 182
- Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Wind-Instruments, 1670-1820', Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis 38 (1988), p. 99-122: 117
- Jan Bouterse, 'Some remarks on the W. Beukers baroque oboe (museum code 808/69) in the V&A Museum in London', FoMRHI Quarterly 72 (Jul., 1993), Comm. 1181, p. 28-35: 29
- 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
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