Christopher Gerock 1-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1805-1815
name: label: maker
content: Gerock, Christopher
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flute was made by Christopher Gerock in London, England around 1805 to 1815. It is a 1-keyed flute made of boxwood with ivory ferrules and a brass key. This flute is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>C. GEROCK<br>] 76<br>BISHOPS GATE St.<br>LONDON</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 Merle R. Wyman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.377362
label: accession number
content: 137059
label: catalog number
content: 377362
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flute
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: boxwood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: head joint: 9 in x 1 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 3.175 cm
label: Measurements
content: middle joint: 7 7/8 in x 1 1/16 in; 20.0025 cm x 2.69875 cm
label: Measurements
content: foot joint: 8 15/16 in x 1 1/8 in; 22.70125 cm x 2.8575 cm