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Duct flute
Thomas Prowse, Jr. (English, active 1832–1868)
about 1840
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Length 47.5 cm (18 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1840
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionA vertical flute in A-flat. Lowest tone is a'. Conoidal bore. Boxwood, varnished yellow-brown; ivory mouthpiece and conoidal finger-guides. Made in three parts: a cap with mouthpiece, head joint with a fipple, flue, and lip, and body-joint. Seven finger-holes in the front, thumb-hole in the rear. Four round brass keys: D-shapr, F-natural, G-sharp, and B-flat.
InscriptionsStamped on body: T. Prowse. / Hanway Street / London
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)