Firth, Son & Co. 6-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1863-1867
name: label: maker
content: Firth, Son & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flute was made by Firth, Son & Co. in New York, New York around 1863 to 1867. It is a 6-keyed flute made of rosewood with ivory ferrules and German silver keys. This flute is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>FIRTH, SON & CO.<br>NEW YORK<br>GERMAN SILVER</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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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 Edith G. Berg
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.64.012
label: accession number
content: 249396
label: catalog number
content: 64.012
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flute
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rosewood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: german silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: head joint: 9 3/8 in x 1 1/16 in; 23.8125 cm x 2.69875 cm
label: Measurements
content: middle joint: 8 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 21.2725 cm x 3.4925 cm
label: Measurements
content: foot joint: 9 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 24.13 cm x 3.175 cm