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Flute

"Boxwood, in five joints including a tuning barrel which slides in the head joint. Ivory mounts and one square silver key, the underside is stamped IH (probably John Hale, a key maker)." Anthony Baines, Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments (London, 1998), p. 92.

  • Date:
    about 1790 (made)
  • Maker:
    Potter, Richard [Person]
  • Collection:
    Victoria and Albert Museum
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  • Place of production:
    London
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  • Materials:turned and bored boxwood flute joints; turned ivory mounts; silver key
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  • Inscriptions:Potter Senior IH
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  • Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 59 cm