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 typemusical instrument, flute, wind 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
    • 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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