Muzio Clementi & Co. 8-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1802 - 1821
name: label: user
content: Sully, Thomas
label: maker
content: Muzio Clementi & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flute was made by Muzio Clementi & Co. in London, England around 1802 to 1821. It is an 8-keyed flute made of rosewood with silver ferrules and keys. The flute is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>274<br>CLEMENTI & Co<br>LONDON<br>C.NICHOLSON'S<br>IMPROVED</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The “Nicholson’s Improved” flute refers to British composer and flute player, Charles Nicholson (1795-1837) and his influence on flute design. Nicholson enlarged the embouchure hole and the tone-holes of his flutes, resulting in a stronger overall sound. He licensed a number of London flute makers, including Clementi & Co., to produce his “Nicholson’s Improved” flutes.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This flute was previously owned by American portrait painter, Thomas Sully. It was played by Sully as a member of a quartet comprised of Benjamin Carr, Benjamin Cross, Charles Hupfeld, and Thomas Sully. Sully, Carr, and Cross with English organist Raynor Taylor and American composer George Schetky, founded the Musical Fund Socity, one of the oldest musical societies in the United States in 1820.</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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.015991
label: catalog number
content: 15991
label: accession number
content: 99933
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 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 67.31 cm x 3.81 cm