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Transverse flute
Transverse flute. Ebony. Three joints. Ivory ferrules and endcap with screw fitting. Eight silver plated keys, block mounted, with square flat flaps and leather pads. One key missing. Head joint and body joint are stamped: MONZANI & Co.; Foot joint is stamped: MONZANI/PATENT; Crown emblem is stamped on each joint and on every key flap.
- Date:
circa 1810 - Maker:
Monzani & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Materials:cork, leather, felt, silver plating, copper alloy, ivory, ebony
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 26.7717 x 1.378 x 1.378 in.; 680 x 35 x 35 mm