Flute Case
date: label: date made
content: 1876-1927
name: label: maker
content: Rittershausen, Emil
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flute case was made by Emil Rittershausen in Berlin, Germany, around 1876-1927. It is made of wood, covered with black-stained leather, with metal fittings, and blue fabric interior. The case is marked:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Sole Agent for<br>U. St. & Canada</p>
label: Description
content: <p>E. Rittershausen<br>Instrumenten-Fabrik<br>BERLIN</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Carl Fischer<br> New York</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Accessioned with Riitershausen flute (MI.65.0810). Carl Fischer was the exclusive sales agent for Emil Rittershausen flutes in the United States and Canada.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Schleswig-Holstein, Berlin
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Flutes
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Bonnie Jean McDonald Hartman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.65.0810.01
label: catalog number
content: 65.0810.01
label: accession number
content: 258892
objectType: label: Object Name
content: case with accessories
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/8 in x 15 9/16 in x 3 3/4 in; 5.3975 cm x 39.52875 cm x 9.525 cm