Valentine Metzler 6-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1788 - 1816
name: label: maker
content: Metzler, Valentine
notes: label: Description
content: This flute was made by Valentine Metzler in London, England around 1788 to 1816. It is a 6-keyed flute made of boxwood, with ivory ferrules, and square silver keys. The flute is marked:<p>
label: Description
content: METZLER [/] LONDON [/] 105.WARDOUR.ST [/] 5<p>
label: Description
content: Valentine Metzler (17?? – 1833) was born in Bingen am Rhein, Germany. In 1788 he set up shop in London. Valentine’s son George Richard joined him in 1816. Valentine Metzler died in 1883 and the shop continued as Metzler & Co. at 105 Wardour Street until 1842.
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 Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Roberdeau Buchanan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.035625
label: catalog number
content: 35625
label: accession number
content: 97135
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flute
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: boxwood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 66.2 cm; x 26 1/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 66.3575 cm x 3.81 cm