421.121.12

Flute in D, boxwood without mounts. Six finger holes, four brass keys, round, mounted in turned blocks; keys of distinctive design, the flaps forged separately from the shanks and soldered to the latter. Fixed cork stopper. Warped and bleached through exposure to light. Pad missing from F natural key. Stamped: J. Wallis 135 Euston Road, London (lyre mark).

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
14.5.47/121
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall length: 600 mm; sounding length: 525 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; copper alloy; brass; cork
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
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