Identity area
Reference code
OTUFM 46-17
Title
Cocuswood Pratten-system flute : [Boosey, London]
Date(s)
- [ca. 1850] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 flute
Context area
Name of creator
(1908-)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Item is a flute, likely made by Boosey in London, with German-silver bands and keywork mounted on pillars. Pratten, a celebrated English flutist, developed this system in 1852, and in 1856 Boosey started to make Pratten flutes. This flute has a cylindrical bore with large holes all covered, and is fingered like the eight-keyed flute.