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The tortoiseshell cladding of this opulent flute would not have influenced its sound but would have caught the eye of a wealthy customer. Its simple-system key work features various innovations, including a tri-cup trill key.
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Title: Transverse Flute in B
Date: 1856–90
Geography: New York, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Wood, tortoiseshell, silver
Dimensions: 1 1/2 × 27 × 1 5/8 in. (3.8 × 68.6 × 4.1 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2173
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