Tenor Flute
1800 - 1810 (Made)
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'B flat Tenor flutes' were introduced in about 1800, and were pitched a semi-tone lower than the normal 18th century flute. This example is made of boxwood with ivory joints, materials widely used for making wind instruments between 1700 and 1800, and is probably an early example of the new type of flute.It was made by the Cahusac family, which produced high quality wind instruments in London from 1755, when Thomas Cahusac the elder founded the firm, until 1814 when his son, William, retired.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bored and turned boxwood pipes with turned ivory mounts and one silver key. |
| Brief description | Boxwood with ivory mounts, by Cahusac, English, about 1800-1810. |
| Physical description | 'Boxwood, in four joints, ivory mounted. One square silver key.' Anthony Baines:Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments(London, 1998), p. 92 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Cahusac/ London (Stamped on all four joints of the flute.) |
| Object history | This flute was presented to the Museum by W.A.S.Benson, Esq., in 1924. |
| Summary | 'B flat Tenor flutes' were introduced in about 1800, and were pitched a semi-tone lower than the normal 18th century flute. This example is made of boxwood with ivory joints, materials widely used for making wind instruments between 1700 and 1800, and is probably an early example of the new type of flute.It was made by the Cahusac family, which produced high quality wind instruments in London from 1755, when Thomas Cahusac the elder founded the firm, until 1814 when his son, William, retired. |
| Bibliographic reference | Anthony Baines: Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments. (London, 1998), p. 92 |
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| Accession number | W.65-1924 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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