Flute

Button and Whitaker, 1808 - 1814

Dwarsfluit van buxushout met ivoren ringen en zes messing kleppen. De kop bestaat uit twee delen, waarvan er één de stemschuif is. Stemming a= 450 Hz.

  • Artwork typeflute, wind instrument, musical instrument, transverse flute
  • Object numberBK-2023-24-23
  • Dimensionslength 669 mm x diameter 28.8 mm
  • Physical characteristicsbuxushout, ivoor en messing

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Flute

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2023-24-23

  • Description

    Dwarsfluit van buxushout met ivoren ringen en zes messing kleppen. De kop bestaat uit twee delen, waarvan er één de stemschuif is. Stemming a= 450 Hz.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    stamp: ‘Button and Whittaker’

Creation

  • Creation

    musical instrument maker: Button and Whitaker, London

  • Dating

    1808 - 1814

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    buxushout, ivoor en messing

  • Dimensions

    length 669 mm x diameter 28.8 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of the Ehrenfeld Foundation

  • Acquisition

    gift 2024-01-10

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • J. Bouterse, Nederlandse houtblaasinstrumenten en hun bouwers, 1660-1760, Utrecht 2001.

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