Flute

Metzler & Co., c. 1800 - c. 1816

Driedelige dwarsfluit van buxushuit donker gebeitst met ivoren ringen, een messing klep. Voetje vormt één deel met deel III. Stemming a=450 Hz.

  • Artwork typemusical instrument, flute, wind instrument, transverse flute
  • Object numberBK-2023-24-28
  • Dimensionslength 593 mm x diameter 30 mm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Flute

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2023-24-28

  • Description

    Driedelige dwarsfluit van buxushuit donker gebeitst met ivoren ringen, een messing klep. Voetje vormt één deel met deel III. Stemming a=450 Hz.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    : METZLER / LONDON

Creation

  • Creation

    musical instrument maker: Metzler & Co., London

  • Dating

    c. 1800 - c. 1816

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 593 mm x diameter 30 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of the Ehrenfeld Foundation

  • Acquisition

    • gift 2024-01-10
    • gift 2013-03-27
    • interne vervaardiging 2024-01-10
    • interne vervaardiging 2013-03-27

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano, 'The Ehrenfeld Collection of Flutes at the Rijksmuseum', in Prospects and Challenges of Museum Accessibility, Diversity, and Equity. Proceedings of the 62nd Annual ICOM–CIMCIM Conference, 30 August–1 September 2023, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and Speelklok Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands, eds M. Martens, S. Deters, and G. P. Di Stefano, 2025, p. 142-146

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