English 7-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1795-1805
name: label: maker
content: Saust, Charles
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flute was made by an unknown maker in England around 1795 to 1805. It is a 7-keyed flute, made of rosewood with silver ferrules and keys. This flute is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>SAUST<br>22 and READING<br>LONDON<br>22</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Charles Saust (1773 – ca. 1845) was born in Ballenstedt, Germany and by the early 19th century had moved to London. Saust was a prominent flute player and teacher, and composed and arranged music for flute. This flute was likely made using Saust’s specifications for sale in music shops.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Flutes
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of James M. Swain
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0016.24
label: accession number
content: 1985.0016
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0016.24
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flute
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rosewood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 66.04 cm x 3.81 cm x 4.445 cm