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Fife
Side-blown fife flute made of a single piece of boxwood with six fingerholes and brass ferrules. It has a cork stopper and an oval embouchure hole. Cylindrical bore. Nominal pitch: B-flat.
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1841–57 - Maker:
Potter, Henry [Person] - Collection:
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum - 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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- Inscriptions:Stamped: [unicorn head] / HENY POTTER / 2.BRIDGE ST. WESTR / LONDON / C
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- Measurements:Length: 388mm; Diameter: 18mm