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Johann Wilhelm Oberlender ((the Elder? 1681-1763))
Pair of Transverse Flutes
mid 18th century
Nürnberg, Germany
Ivory, silver, wood
Total L. with longest corps de rechange 62.2 cm: (24-1/2 in.); Embouchure L.: 55.2 cm (21-3/4 in.)
Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1996
1996.13.1
Marks: (Stamped on all sections): IWOBERLENDER - in a left-leaning scroll over large 0 and 1