Pair of Transverse Flutes
Object type: Pair of Transverse Flutes
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: German
Artist: Johann Wilhelm Oberlender (the Elder)
Artist bio: German, Nuremberg 1681–1763 Nuremberg
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: mid-18th century
Medium: Ivory, silver, wood
Dimensions: Total Height (with longest corps de rechange): 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)
Geography:  Nürnberg   Germany  
Credit line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1996
Accession year: 1996