1836-1849 C. Peloubet 4-Key Flute GL-139_A13-05

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Title: 4-Key Flute

Maker: C. Peloubet

Date: 1836-1849

Geography: New York / New Jersey, United States

Material: Boxwood, ivory, brass

Sounding Length: 21 in. (53.3cm)

Keys: B-flat, G-sharp, F, D-sharp

Serial Number: N/A

Accession Number: GL-139_A13-05

Provenance: Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Notes:

  • Four sections, ivory crown and double rings, brass keys, oval embouchure.

  • Stamped C. PELOUBET / NEW-YORK on head, upper middle, and lower middle; C. PELOUBET / NEW-YORK / FACTORY AT / BLOOMFIELD on foot.

  • No visible crack in wood; crack in head joint ring.

  • Original condition.

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