6-Key Flute (George Astor & Co.)
Details
- Origin: London, England
- Date: 1798-1814
- Maker: George Astor & Co.
- Collection: E 38
Description
Wooden flute made of boxwood, ivory, silver, string. Features maker’s stamp which says “C. Gerock 79 Cornhill London” and a unicorn insignia.
For further information, see sections titled “Early Nineteenth-Century London Makers” and “Clementi and the Nicholson Flute” in Jeremy Sexton’s blog post, Boehm’s Ghost: A Vicarious Portrait of a Flute Maker in London.
