1-Key Flute (Clementi & Co.)

Details
  • Origin: London, England
  • Date: c. 1810
  • Maker: Clementi & Co.
  • Collection: E 19
Description

Wooden flute made of boxwood, metal, ivory, plastic, string. “Clementi & Co/London” written on head joint.

For further information, see section titled “Clementi and the Nicholson Flute” in Jeremy Sexton’s blog post, Boehm’s Ghost: A Vicarious Portrait of a Flute Maker in London.