Transverse Flute in D-flat
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Glass, brass
- Dimensions
- Height: 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm)
- Origin
- French
- Department
- Musical Instruments
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Music Metadata · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art identifies the object as a transverse flute and classifies it as an aerophone in its Musical Instruments collection.
Visual Qualities
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Transparent/Translucent Medium Visual · 99%
The cylindrical body is visibly transparent or translucent, with the dark background showing through portions of the glass.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the flute to 1813.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 95%
The catalog identifies the maker as French and gives France as the place of origin.
Materials
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Glass as Material Both · 99%
The catalog lists glass as a medium, and the image clearly shows the transparent glass body.
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Brass Both · 99%
Brass is listed in the catalog and is visibly used for the collars, end fittings, and key mechanisms.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Musical Instrument Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as a transverse flute, a side-blown musical instrument.
Source & rights
Claude Laurent. Transverse Flute in D-flat. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.