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Transverse Flute

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1979.0020.001 Before Treatment (photo by James Schneck)
​OBJECT Transverse flute

MATERIAL(S) Boxwood, ivory (sperm whale tooth), silver-plated copper alloy, nickel silver, iron, cork, and felt

PROVENANCE 1819-1832 by Bacon & Hart, Philadelphia

DIMENSIONS L 61.28 cm; diam. 3.49 cm

OWNER Winterthur Museum 1979.0020.001

TREATMENT DATE Nov. 2013 - Feb. 2014

TREATMENT SUMMARY Turned new end ring from whale tooth ivory; secured loose components; cleaned wood and polished metal; coated metal keys with nitrocellulose lacquer

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