4-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1826-1856
name: label: maker
content: Bilton, Richard John
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flute was made by Richard John Bilton in London, England around 1826 to 1856. It is a 4-keyed flute made of boxwood with ivory ferrules and silver keys. This flute is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>BILTON<br>LONDON<br>[unicorn head]<br}93 WESTMINSTER-<br>BRIDGE ROAD</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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.66.081
label: catalog number
content: 66.081
label: accession number
content: 261637
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: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 24 in x 1 1/4 in; 60.96 cm x 3.175 cm