Flute (1832 Boehm system)

Rudall & Rose (English, active 1821–1852)

about 1845

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueCocuswood, silver

DimensionsLength 66.4 cm (26 1/8 in.)

Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund

Accession number1989.204

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsStamped on headjoint and footjoint: [quatrefoil] / RUDALL & ROSE / LONDON / [quatrefoil]; stamped on bodyjoint: [quatrefoil] / RUDALL & ROSE / NO 1 TAVISTOCK STREET / COVENT GARDEN / LONDON/ [quatrefoil] / 103; engraved on headcap: [surrounding a royal crest: RUDALL & ROSE / PATENTEES]

Provenance1989, sold by David Shorey, Bowdoinham, Maine, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 1989)