Flute

Adolphe Saxc. 1825

National Music Museum, University of South Dakota
Vermillion, United States

This finely crafted blackwood flute was made by Charles-Joseph Sax before Belgium gained independence from the Dutch. The six, salt-spoon-shaped silver keys are decorated with a shell pattern that is duplicated in miniature around the silver ferrules.

Show lessRead more

Details

Title: Flute
Creator: Charles-Joseph Sax (1790-1865)
Date Created: c. 1825
Location Created: Brussels, Belgium
Type: woodwind instrument
Rights: © National Music Museum
Photo Credit: Bill Willroth, Sr.
Credit: Gift of Friedrich von Huene, Brookline, Massachusetts, 2002

National Music Museum, University of South Dakota

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Zoom in

Adolphe Sax Belgium Cooking Musical instrument

Interested in Performance?

Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly

No, thanks

You are all set!

Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.