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Transverse Flute

Transverse flute, third flute, of boxwood with ivory ferrules and one metal key (probably a copper alloy).

  • Date:
    mid-18th-early 19th century
  • Maker:
    Potter [Family]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    UK, England, London
  • Culture:
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Copper;Alloy;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:POTTER LONDON 3 [on all joints]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 506 mm Max Diam [head] = 25 mm