Transverse Flute in D-flat

Transverse Flute in D-flat

Claude Laurent

Details

Medium
Glass, brass
Dimensions
Height: 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm)
Origin
French
Department
Musical Instruments
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Art Genome Taxonomy

7 tags

Artistic Disciplines

  • 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

  • The cylindrical body is visibly transparent or translucent, with the dark background showing through portions of the glass.

Time Periods

Geographic Regions

  • French Art Metadata · 95%

    The catalog identifies the maker as French and gives France as the place of origin.

Materials

  • Glass as Material Both · 99%

    The catalog lists glass as a medium, and the image clearly shows the transparent glass body.

  • 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

  • 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.