Rudall & Rose 9-Keyed Flute
date: label: Date made
content: 1832-1837
name: label: maker
content: Rudall & Rose
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flute was made by Rudall & Rose in London, England around 1832 to 1837. It is a 9-keyed flute, serial #3329, made of rosewood with silver ferrules and keys with specialized keywork on the upper joint. This flute is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>RUDALL & ROSE<br>No. 15 PIAZZA<br>COVENT GARDEN<br>LONDON<br>3329</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This flute features the British Patent #6,338 awarded to George Rudall and John Mitchell Rose on November 27, 1832 for “Improvements on or in the construction of flutes,” specifically for an improvement in the tuning mechanism in the head joint.</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: Flutes
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of James M. Swain
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0016.23
label: accession number
content: 1985.0016
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0016.23
label: patent number
content: 6,338
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flute
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rosewood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 1/2 in x 2 in x 1 3/4 in; 67.31 cm x 5.08 cm x 4.445 cm