Transverse Flute

Medium

Wood, ivory, brass

Dimensions

Total L.: 58.7 cm (23.11 in.) ; Cap: .6 cm (¼ in.); Head: 21.5 cm (8.46 in.);Body-1:14.8 cm (5-3/4 in.); Body-2: 12.7 cm (5 in.); Foot: 9.1 cm (3-5/8 in.) CHECK PROPER MEASUREMENTS - ACCORDING TO CURATORS' DECISION - 2/23/04 Body-2: 12.7 cm Foot: 9.1 cm Embouchure: 1.03 x .94 cm Center embouchure to end: 52.4 cm Bore diameter top-bottom: Head: 1.88-1.88 cm Body-1: 1.74-1.47 cm Body-2: 14.3-11.9 mm Foot: 1.19-1.35 mm Hole diam. Distance from Embouchure center to Hole center C#: 6.2 mm 212 mm B: 6.4 mm 246 mm A: 5.6 mm 283 mm G: 6.2 mm 344 mm F#: 6.5 mm 376 mm E: 5.3 mm 411 mm D#: 9.0 mm 470 mm

Classification

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

Culture

American

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Gerry, 1986

Accession Number

1986.349.2

Rights

Public Domain