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Transverse Flute
Transverse flute of ebony in four joints, with ivory ferrules and ivory tuning slide in the foot, with seven silver keys. The flute is fitted with a new head, with the original head displayed beside it.
- Date:
third quarter 18th century - Maker:
Kirst, Friedrich Gabriel August [Person] - Collection:
Bate Collection, Oxford - Inventory number:
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Germany, Potsdam
- Culture:
- Period:
- Materials:Ebony;Wood;Plant;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Silver;Metal
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- Inscriptions:[eagle] F.G.A. KIRST POTSDAM [on foot] [eagle] F.G.A. KIRST [on other joints] ROBERT BIGIO LONDON [on new head]
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:
- Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
- Measurements:Max L = 632 mm Max Diam [head] = 27 mm Max L [original head] = 235 mm