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Transverse Flute

Transverse flute of boxwood, with ivory ferrules and one silver key. With one extra upper body joint.

  • Date:
    1772-1804
  • Maker:
    Kirst, Friedrich Gabriel August [Person]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Germany, Potsdam
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Silver;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:[eagle] F.G.A. KIRST [on head and body joints, body joints also numbered 1 and 2] [eagle] F.G.A. KIRST POTSDAM [on foot]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 618 mm Max Diam [head] = 28 mm Max L [body 1] = 218 mm