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
ClassificationsMusical instruments
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)
