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Flute

Flute

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1700 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Bressan, Pierre Jaillard (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Turned ebony, inlaid with silver filigree in scroll patterns, with five silver mounts

  • Museum number:

    452-1898

  • Gallery location:

    On loan

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Pierre Jaiilard Bressan (1663-1731) came from France and settled in London in 1688, where he made all types of wind instruments and published music until 1730. In 1691 he accompanied William III (reigned 1688-1702) to Holland as one of the hautboys, or oboe-players, in his retinue. On his death in May 1731, the London press hailed Bressan as 'that celebrated artist in making flutes'. This flute is a particularly fine example of his work, made of ebony ornately inlaid with silver wire.

Place of Origin

London, England (made)

Date

ca. 1700 (made)

Artist/maker

Bressan, Pierre Jaillard (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Turned ebony, inlaid with silver filigree in scroll patterns, with five silver mounts

Marks and inscriptions

P.I./Bressan

Dimensions

Length: 61.5 cm, Width: 1.92 cm bore of head joint, Width: 1.64 cm bore of lower end of foot

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

London, Victoria & Albert Museum: Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria & Albert Museum. Part II, Anthony Baines: Non-keyboard instruments (London, 1998), p. 91 - 92.

Labels and date

FLUTE
P. J. Bressan; about 1720
Stamped P. I. Bressan
Ebony, in four joints, inlaid with silver wire.
Non-Keyboard Catalogue No.: 22/1
By the early 1720s the flute had acquired four joints, allowing for different sizes and pitches.
Pierre Jaillard Bressan, was born in France in 1663 and settled in England in 1688. When he died in Tournai in 1731, the London newspapers referred to him as "that celebrated artist in making flutes".

452-1898 [pre September 2000]

Materials

Silver; Ebony

Techniques

Chasing; Turning; Inlay

Categories

Musical instruments

Production Type

Unique

Collection code

FWK

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