Transverse Flute

Friedrich Gabriel August Kirst

ca. 1795 · Boxwood, silver, ivory · Musical Instruments

Kirst was one of the foremost German flute makers of his generation. The instrument comes with four exchangeable upper-middle sections to tune the flute in different pitches, and an additional C-foot for the notes c-sharp and c.

Artist

Friedrich Gabriel August Kirst

Date

ca. 1795

Medium

Boxwood, silver, ivory

Culture

German

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2005