8-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1875-1899
notes: label: Description
content: The provenance and maker for this flute are unknown, and this flute was likely made around 1875 to 1899. It is an 8-keyed flute made of ebony with German silver ferrules, keys, and head joint.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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 Stephen C. Van Fleet
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.392020
label: accession number
content: 195258
label: catalog number
content: 392020
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: overall: 26 5/16 in x 1 1/2 in; 66.83375 cm x 3.81 cm