Pair of Transverse Flutes

Pair of Transverse Flutes by Johann Wilhelm Oberlender (the Elder)

Medium

Ivory, silver, wood

Dimensions

Total Height (with longest corps de rechange): 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm)

Classification

Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)

Culture

German

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1996

Accession Number

1996.13.1

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