Edward Riley 8-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1814-1831
name: label: maker
content: Riley, Sr., Edward
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flute was made by Edward Riley, Sr. in New York, New York around 1814 to 1831. It is an 8-keyed flute made of rosewood with silver ferrules, crown cap, and keys. This flute is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>E-RILEY<br>CHATHAM ST.<br>NEW-YORK</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Edward Riley (1769-1829) was a music teacher, music publisher, and musical instrument seller. Instruments stamped with his name may have made by makers John Firth and William Hall.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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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 Rev. Jeffrey Cave in honor of Sarah Hill Cave
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0234.06
label: accession number
content: 1983.0234
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0234.06
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 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 66.675 cm x 3.81 cm