Concert flute
Richard Potter (1771-1808)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1800
Materials
Silver, Ivory, Cork
Measurements
595 mm (Length); 25 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1335295
Summary
Concert flute by Potter (Richard - snr.), London. c. 1800. Marked ‘POTTER, LONDON’. Ivory with silver mounts. One square silver key. Four sections. Cork insert in headjoint. In notebook no.4, page 10 (1340945.4) Charles Wade refers to: 'Music Room 109. Ivory Flute by Potter.' (Bought July 1931 15s - 2 rosewood flutes, July 1939 Cirencester - ivory flute £1. Bought Ivory flute 7s.6d.)
Provenance
bought July 1931 - 2 rosewood flutes 15s., July 1939 Cirencester - ivory flute £1. Bought ivory flute 7s. 6d. Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Potter, London
Makers and roles
Richard Potter (1771-1808)
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 4 First and Second Floor, 1944, page 10