German Boehm System Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1850 - 1880
notes: label: Description
content: This flute was made by an unknown maker in Germany, around 1850 to 1880. It is a Boehm system flute made of silver with a rosewood embouchure, and crutch.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
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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: Bequest of Thomson H. Alexander
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.309799
label: accession number
content: 63880
label: catalog number
content: 309799
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flute
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rosewood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: head joint: 9 3/8 in x 1 in; 23.8125 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: main body: 18 3/8 in x 2 in; 46.6725 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: barrel: 1 13/16 in x 13/16 in; 4.60375 cm x 2.06375 cm
label: Measurements
content: thumbrest: 1 3/8 in x 1/2 in; 3.4925 cm x 1.27 cm