Pair of Transverse Flutes
Johann Wilhelm Oberlender (the Elder)
mid-18th century
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