Title: Transverse Flute
Object type: Transverse Flute
Date: ca. 1860–80
Culture: American
Artist:  Alfred G. Badger 
Artist bio: American, Connecticut 1814/15–1892 Brooklyn, New York
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver, ebonite
Dimensions: L. 69.9 cm (27 1/2 in.), Embouchure L. 62.5 cm (24 1/2 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1989
Geography:  New York New York  United States      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY