Johann Ziegler 6-Keyed Flute
date: label: date made
content: 1820 - 1830
name: label: maker
content: Ziegler, Johann
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flute was made by Johann Ziegler in Vienna, Austria around 1821 to 1830. It is a 6-keyed flute made of boxwood with horn ferrules and brass keys. The flute is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>I. ZIEGLER</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Johann Joseph Ziegler (1795-1858) was born in Hungary and by 1821 established himself as a wind instrument maker in Vienna. Ziegler was one of the more prolific makers of the era and displayed his instruments at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. In a catalog listing from the exhibition, Ziegler sold flutes made of cocoa-nut wood with case for 120 florins.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Austria: Vienna state, Vienna
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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.095050
label: accession number
content: 25819
label: catalog number
content: 95050
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flute
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: boxwood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: horn (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 3/4 in x 2 in; 60.325 cm x 5.08 cm