Martin Frères 4-Keyed Flute
Martin Frères 4-Keyed Flute
- Description
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This flute was made by Martin Frères around 1878 to 1880, and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is a 4-keyed flute in D made of cocoa wood with German silver ferrules and key and an ivory embouchure. This flute is stamped:
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[bee]
MARTIN FES
A
PARIS
MF -
John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This make and style of flute (#5339), as listed in an 1880 J. Howard Foote catalog, sold for $18.30.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- flute
- Date made
- 1878 - 1880
- maker
- Martin Freres
- place made
- France: Île-de-France, Paris
- Physical Description
- coca wood (overall material)
- German silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 24 1/16 in x 1 1/2 in; 61.11875 cm x 3.81 cm
- ID Number
- MI.055626
- accession number
- 11535
- catalog number
- 55626
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. Howard Foote
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Flutes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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