Title: Transverse Flute
Object type: Transverse Flute
Date: ca. 1880–1900
Culture: American
Artist:  William R. Meinell 
Artist bio: German, 1846–1927, Brooklyn, New York
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Wood, nickel-silver
Dimensions: L. 67.5 cm (26-9/16 in.); Embouchure L. 60.5 cm (23-13/16 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)
Credit line: Gift of Walter J. Swords, 1989
Geography:  New York New York  United States      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY