Louis Drouet 8-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1818-1819
name: label: maker
content: Drouet, Louis F. P.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flute was made by Louis François Philippe Drouet in London, England around 1818 to 1819. It is an 8-keyed flute made of ivory with silver ferrules and keys. The flute is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>L. DROUET<br>358 OXFORD St<br>827<br>LONDON</p>
label: Description
content: <p>and engraved on a medallion:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>No Flute is genuine that<br>is not bought at Mr. L. Drouet's<br>Manufactory<br>358 Oxford Street, London<br>& accompanied by a Certificate<br>under his hand.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Louis François Philippe Drouet (1792-1873) was a flute player, teacher, and composer. In 1818, Drouet established a flute shop in London, and one year later, left the business to his employee Cornelius Ward. The inscription on the medallion is a response to fake Drouet flutes appearing on the market during this time.</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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Ratner
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.381005
label: accession number
content: 157783
label: catalog number
content: 381005
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flute
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 9/16 in x 1 3/4 in; 67.46875 cm x 4.445 cm