InstrumentTransverse flute |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerC Gerock |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom; London; England; Europe |
Date Made1805-1823 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood; 4 sections; brass key; 4 ivory ferrules; slightly oval embouchure-hole. Keymount type: ring. Keyhead type: flat square, notched and chamfered. |
Other InformationGeneral usage of type: This appears to be a late version of the "little quartflöte" mentioned by Quantz (1752/1985, p.34). Christopher Addington suggested that these were `probably played mostly in France, as descant members of the three-piece flute consort' (Addington 1984, p.43). |
NotesE. Smith, 1986. |
Measurements467. |
ProvenancePurchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983. |
CollectionGlen Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0010 |