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Piccolo

Piccolo of ivory, with three joints (head, barrel, body), with wooden cap, nickel alloy ferrules and one nickel alloy key.

  • Date:
    1823
  • Maker:
    Whitaker & Co. [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    UK, England, London
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  • Materials:Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Nickel;Alloy;Metal;Wood;Plant
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  • Inscriptions:WHITAKER & CO LONDON 1823 [on head] WHITKER [sic] & CO LONDON [on barrel and body]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 318 mm Max Diam = 28 mm