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Transverse Flute

Transverse flute of boxwood with ivory ferrules, four joints, with one key of metal (copper alloy) on the foot.

  • Date:
    first half 18th century
  • Maker:
    Charles Bizey
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    France, Paris
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Copper;Alloy;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:[lyre] BIZEY [on all joints]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 643 mm Max Diam [head] = 24 mm