Dupre Walking Stick Flute: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dupre Walking Stick Flute: Date made: 1820 - 1850. maker: Dupre, Pierre Paul G.J.. Object Name: flute.
The object in the museum catalogue
This flute was made by Pierre Paul Ghislain Joseph Dupre in Tournai, Belgium around 1820 to 1850. It is a 1-keyed flute in the shape of a walking stick, made of cherry with a brass tip, and a wood key. This flute is stamped:
Pierre Paul Ghislain Joseph Dupre (1790-1862) was a self-taught musical instrument maker. Dupre had a shop in Tournai, Belgium and gained early success selling cane flutes at trade exhibitions.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1820 - 1850
- maker: Dupre, Pierre Paul G.J.
- Object Name: flute
- Physical Description: cherry (overall material)
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Physical Description: horn (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 31 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 79.6925 cm x 3.175 cm
- Measurements: tip: 6 1/8 in x 7/8 in; 15.5575 cm x 2.2225 cm
- place made: Belgium: Wallonia, Tournai
- ID Number: MI.210799
- accession number: 38138
- catalog number: 210799
- Credit Line: Mrs. J. Crosby Brown
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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