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Transverse Flute

Transverse flute, with head, upper and lower body and foot joints, of ebony with ivory ferrules, with eight silver keys with Tromlitz levers to F, Bb and C keys.

  • Date:
    early 19th century
  • Maker:
    Streitwolf, Johann Heinrich Gottlieb [Person]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Germany, Göttingen
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  • Materials:Ebony;Wood;Plant;Silver;Metal;Ivory;Tooth;Animal
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  • Inscriptions:STREITWOLF [maple leaf] [on all joints, foot also has GÖTTINGEN]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 709 mm Max Diam [head] = 27 mm