Treble Recorder
1740 (made)
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The treble recorder produces a softer version of the sound of the flute and it perfomed much the same function in a small ensemble that the flute would in a full-scale orchestra. By about 1800 the recorder was largely replaced by the flute and it was not until the 1880s that it was resurrected with the revival of early music by Arnold Dolmetsch (1858 - 1940). Giovanni Maria Anciuti of Milan was one of the greatest recorder makers of his day, and his surviving instruments are dated between 1717 and 1740.
On loan to the Horniman Museum.
On loan to the Horniman Museum.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved ivory with ink inscription |
| Brief description | Treble recorder, made by Giovanni Maria Anciuti, Milan, 1740 |
| Physical description | 'Engraved and backened inscription on head joint: Anciuti/ A.Milan/ 1740 , under a wyvern. Ivory, in three joints octagonally shaped, with carved foliage in low relief and rings of pellets. The base of the head joint has been slightly shortened.' (Baines, Anthony. Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-Keyboard Instrments. London: V&A Publications, 1998, p. 86.) |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ancivti [sic]?/ A. Milan/ 1740.'
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| Gallery label | TREBLE RECORDER
Italian
By Johannes Maria Anciuti, Milan, 1740
Three joints, engraved Anciuti/ A. Milan/ 1740
Ivory
Non-Keyboard Catalogue No.: 20/5
This recorder is the last dated recorder made by Johannes Maria Anciuti, whose extant examples were made between 1717 and 1740.
7469-1861(pre September 2000) |
| Object history | This object was acquired by the Museum in 1861 for £1 - 4 - 2, from Monsieur Bauer, 93 Rue d'Antin, Paris. The Art Referees Report by Matthew Digby Wyatt (RF 18485/69) was enthusiastic and included a sketch of the instrument. |
| Summary | The treble recorder produces a softer version of the sound of the flute and it perfomed much the same function in a small ensemble that the flute would in a full-scale orchestra. By about 1800 the recorder was largely replaced by the flute and it was not until the 1880s that it was resurrected with the revival of early music by Arnold Dolmetsch (1858 - 1940). Giovanni Maria Anciuti of Milan was one of the greatest recorder makers of his day, and his surviving instruments are dated between 1717 and 1740. On loan to the Horniman Museum. |
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| Accession number | 7469-1861 |
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| Record created | May 16, 2001 |
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