German 8-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1870-1880
notes: label: Description
content: This flute was made by an unknown maker, probably in Germany around 1870 to 1880. It is an 8-keyed flute made of ebony with German silver ferrules and keys.
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: Gift of Joseph H. Himes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.378928
label: accession number
content: 146566
label: catalog number
content: 378928
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flute
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ebony (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: German silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: foot joint: 11 3/8 in x 1 3/16 in; 28.8925 cm x 3.01625 cm
label: Measurements
content: head joint: 17 in x 1 3/8 in; 43.18 cm x 3.4925 cm