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1953-949, Flute
Walking Stick Flute
1953-949, Flute

Walking Stick Flute

Date1775-1825
OriginEngland or Europe
Mediumboxwood cylinder; silver gromit in top section; brass tip at base.
DimensionsOverall Length: 33 3/4"; maximum diameter: 1 3/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1953-949
DescriptionFlute: long, tapering cylindrical tube in two sections; short upper section with pair of oval, silver-lined holes on each side (probably to receive a string); long, lower section with embouchure hole, six finger holes, terminating in brass tip. The wood portion of the flute decorated with faux tortoise shell.Inscription(s)noneMark(s)noneProvenancePurchased from J. George Morley of London
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