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Transverse Flute

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

  • Date:
    second half 18th century
  • Maker:
    Thomas Lot
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    France, Paris
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Silver;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:T [star] LOT [lion] dots on upper body joints: 1 on longest, 2 for the next, 4 above the name and 3 below for the next, 0 for the shortest
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L [with body 2] = 653 mm Max L [body 0] = 214 mm Max L [body 1] = 248 mm Max L [body 3/4] = 224 mm