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Gerard Valck - The  Flute Lesson, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Gerard Valck - The Flute Lesson, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instrum...

after a mezzotint by Wallerant Vaillant, painter, draughtsman, and mezzotint engraver, 1623-1677, based on a painting by Gerard Pietersz. van Zyl, called Geraers, or Gerards Geraers, portrait and genre painter,... More

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 4621 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"

Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"

Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"

Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"

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Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1731, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1731, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7081 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1715, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1715, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 6270 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1708, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1708, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 8181 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1729, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1729, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 6311 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

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Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of m...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7139 (General) Information slip and negative of back included (General)

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1722, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1722, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7082 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1681, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1681, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7502 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1685, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1685, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 3339 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1697, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1697, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 4289 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1689, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1689, Wurlitzer catalog of m...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 8299 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1721, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1721, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5959 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1697, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1697, Wurlitzer catalog of m...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7603 (General) Information slip and negative of back included (General)

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1697, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1697, Wurlitzer catalog of m...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7603 (General) Information slip and negative of back included (General)

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1720, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1720, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 3495 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5232 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5232 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog, unnumbered (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[ Vuillaume violin : full strung instrument, back]

[ Vuillaume violin : full strung instrument, back]

472_7401_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

DCM 0735: Anonymous Gawaq (Transverse Whistle Flute)

DCM 0735: Anonymous Gawaq (Transverse Whistle Flute)

DCM ledger: "Biskra, Algeria." Instrument type: Gawaq (Transverse Whistle Flute) Medium: Bamboo.; 29.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: C. Van Raalte Collection, Brownsea Cas... More

DCM 1293: H. Faveryear Flute in C

DCM 1293: H. Faveryear Flute in C

Instrument may have had several corps de rechange. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Figured boxwood, ivory cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys, brass-lined head.; 67.3 cm. Key Holes System: 6 k... More

DCM 1046: William Hollings Flute in C

DCM 1046: William Hollings Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, ferrules, metal-lined head.; 64.7 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs over round metal plates for C#, C. Pin in blo... More

DCM 0518: Richard Potter Flute in C

DCM 0518: Richard Potter Flute in C

DCM cataloged this in 1925 as an instrument by Kusder, London. However, it is more likely by Richard Potter, and very faintly bears one of the stamps used by the Potter family. Currently this instrument has a t... More

Photo of DCM 1481: Potter Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Photo of DCM 1481: Potter Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, silver keys, ivory ferrules.; 46.6 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, pewter plugs over metal-lined holes. Pin in block. Mark Maximum: PATENT / POTTER... More

DCM 1491: Pamela Chamberlin; glaze by Dudley Smith Ocarina

DCM 1491: Pamela Chamberlin; glaze by Dudley Smith Ocarina

Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Clay.; 4.05 x 4.2 cm. Key Holes System: 2 holes on each side. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Pamela Chamberlin, 1979. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Con... More

DCM 1463: Anonymous Fango-Fango (Nose Flute)

DCM 1463: Anonymous Fango-Fango (Nose Flute)

Instrument type: Fango-Fango (Nose Flute) Medium: Bamboo.; 45.5 cm. Key Holes System: 1/5 holes, one of which is treated as an embouchure hole at either end. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Source not known... More

Bernard Picart - Recorder Player's Hands, Dayton C. Miller Collection

Bernard Picart - Recorder Player's Hands, Dayton C. Miller Collection

French (artist nationality) painter, draughtsman, and engraver (artist role) Recto: l. l.: B. Picart fec. 1707. ; verso: u. l.: (in pencil) Y 3 / [Desoe?] / Arthur H. Clark / Dec. 17, 1937 / 6.00 ; l. l.: (in p... More

DCM 0841: Anonymous, English or American Walking Stick Flute in C

DCM 0841: Anonymous, English or American Walking Stick Flute in C

Instrument type: Walking Stick Flute in C Medium: Maple(?), mottled by use of acid stain. Tapered brass ferrule at bottom, ivory pommel with silver disk. Cord holes bushed with unidentified material.; No mark.... More

DCM 0303: Firth, Son & Co. Flute in B-flat

DCM 0303: Firth, Son & Co. Flute in B-flat

Band flute. Instrument type: Flute in B-flat Medium: Boxwood, brass key.; 35 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, round flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: FIRTH, SON & C° / N-YORK / C Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mar... More

DCM 0760: C. G. Conn Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch)

DCM 0760: C. G. Conn Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch)

DCM ledger: "This is the first flute ever made (sent out) of molded Bakelite," according to a letter from previous owner, Allen Loomis, 22 Dec. 1927, to DCM. Instrument type: Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch) Medium:... More

Richard van Orley - The  Drunken Silenus, Peter Paul Rubens

Richard van Orley - The Drunken Silenus, Peter Paul Rubens

after a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, history, genre, and landscape painter, and engraver, 1577-1640 (artist notes) Flemish (artist nationality) painter, draughtsman and etcher (artist role) Rubens, Peter Paul... More

DCM 0262: Rudall Rose Carte & Co. Flute in C

DCM 0262: Rudall Rose Carte & Co. Flute in C

Embouchure barrel engraved with leaf pattern. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Silver.; 64.2 cm. Key Holes System: DCM ledger: "The 'System of Fingering' is non-descript, it is neither Radcliff nor Carte's ... More

Francesco Bartolozzi - May - Public domain  engraving

Francesco Bartolozzi - May - Public domain engraving

after a painting by William Hamilton, history and portrait painter, 1751-1801 (artist notes) Italian (artist nationality) painter and engraver (artist role) Hamilton, William, 1751-1801 (original artist) Recto:... More

DCM 0284: Anonymous End-blown Flute

DCM 0284: Anonymous End-blown Flute

Instrument type: End-blown Flute Medium: Wood, bored and turned, simple turned decoration with red, black and green bands.; 33.7 cm. Key Holes System: 1/6 holes. Each fingerhole is recessed. Mark Maximum: No m... More

DCM 1091: R. Burghley (Burleigh) Piccolo in C

DCM 1091: R. Burghley (Burleigh) Piccolo in C

This instrument is an octave size of a group of experimental flutes of this inventor. See DCM 1092. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Mahogany, japanned wood key and ferrules.; 29.65 cm. Key Holes System: ... More

Ste Cécile (Saint Cecilia) - Public domain  engraving

Ste Cécile (Saint Cecilia) - Public domain engraving

possibly after a drawing by Jean Dubois, le jeune, painter, 1645-1694, or by his brother, Louis Dubois, le jeune, painter, 1646-1702, of a painting by Pierre Mignard I, called Mignard le Romain, portrait and hi... More

DCM 1549: Melody Flute Co. Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat)

DCM 1549: Melody Flute Co. Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat)

Instrument type: Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat) Medium: Nickel plate over brass.; 39.3 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: Melody Flute Co. Provenance: Walter D. Lanahan, Laurel, Maryland, 4 Ap... More

DCM 0573: Hermann Wrede Flute in C

DCM 0573: Hermann Wrede Flute in C

Brass ferrules are held in position by forming tack points using several swift blows with a hammer and a scribing tool or center punch. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained medium brown, brass k... More

Public Domain Images - Daphnis and Chloe

Public Domain Images - Daphnis and Chloe

after drawing by François-Pascal-Simon, Baron Gérard, history and portrait painter and lithographer, 1770-1837 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Gérard, François-Pascal-Simon, ba... More

DCM 0130: Johann (John) Pfaff Flute in C

DCM 0130: Johann (John) Pfaff Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, ivory head, metal-lined with cocus cap, silver keys and ferrules.; 67.2 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, flat round pads, rollers on C#, C, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (... More

Musical Instruments - DCM 1005: Charles Ullmann Ocarina

Musical Instruments - DCM 1005: Charles Ullmann Ocarina

Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Ceramic, covered outside with cream-colored fitted celluloid, plus carmel-colored celluloid tips at ends.; 16.6 cm. Key Holes System: 2/8 holes. Mark Maximum: ULLMANN-PARIS / S... More

Photo of DCM 1016: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication

Photo of DCM 1016: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Ebony, possibly briarwood. Nickel silver ferrule in beak.; 9.5 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 2 Oct. 1930. The Dayton C. Miller colle... More

DCM 1404: Claude Laurent Flute in C

DCM 1404: Claude Laurent Flute in C

All sockets have Laurent's safety hook which engages a flange on each corresponding tenon. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass frosted, silver keys. DCM ledger: "Labradorite" cap.; 67.4 cm. Key Hol... More

Autels Trepieds et Instruments de Musique (Altars, Tripods and Musical Instruments)

Autels Trepieds et Instruments de Musique (Altars, Tripods and Musical...

after etchings by Pierre-Philippe Choffard, draughtsman and engraver, 1730-1809, based on drawings by Pierre Adrien Pâris, painter, architect, draughtsman, decorator, and engraver, 1745-1819, originally publish... More

DCM 0432: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C

DCM 0432: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Silver.; 63.8 cm. Key Holes System: DCM ledger: "Boehm system, Rockstro model, Rockstro F#, high E-F#, C/D shake, C-flat lever (perhaps added by other maker)." Open G#, perf... More

DCM 1119c: Johann Andreas Mollenhauer Bassoon in C

DCM 1119c: Johann Andreas Mollenhauer Bassoon in C

Instrument type: Bassoon in C Medium: Maple, brass keys, key saddles, ferrules, and lower D key guard.; 127.8 cm. Key Holes System: 13 keys, round flat flap, slightly curved as necessary. Mark Maximum: (sunbur... More

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1695, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1695, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5695 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Nicolo Amati, Cremona, 1654, "Brookings"

Violin by Nicolo Amati, Cremona, 1654, "Brookings"

Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 3497 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 3497 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

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Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 8182 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ex Nugis - Kinder-spel - Seria (Out of trifles - Children's Games - seriousness)

Ex Nugis - Kinder-spel - Seria (Out of trifles - Children's Games - se...

who has reworked an engraving by Experiens Silleman, painter, draughtsman and engraver, ca. 1611-1653, based on an original design by Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne, painter and draughtsman, 1589-1662 (artist n... More

Ex Nugis - Kinder-spel - Seria (Out of trifles - Children's Games - seriousness)

Ex Nugis - Kinder-spel - Seria (Out of trifles - Children's Games - se...

who has reworked an engraving by Experiens Silleman, painter, draughtsman and engraver, ca. 1611-1653, based on an original design by Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne, painter and draughtsman, 1589-1662 (artist n... More

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1723, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1723, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 6085 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"

Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"

Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"

Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"

Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"

Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"

Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Viola, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Viola, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of musical...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5568 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Das  Armbrustschiessen zu München 1599 (The Crossbow Archers in Munich 1599)

Das Armbrustschiessen zu München 1599 (The Crossbow Archers in Munich...

German (artist nationality) painter and engraver on copper and wood (artist role) Recto: top center: (title, in old German) Abriss dess Schüessplats auf dem Plachfelt neben dem fl. Lusthauss. ; l. r.: (oval sta... More

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1723, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1723, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7504 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1714, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1714, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5157 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

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Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of m...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7139 (General) Information slip and negative of back included (General)

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1681, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1681, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7502 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1685, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1685, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 3339 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violoncello bow by Tourte, c. 1800

Violoncello bow by Tourte, c. 1800

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1729, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1729, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 4607 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1688, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1688, Wurlitzer catalog of m...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 4872 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1717, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1717, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog, unnumbered (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1721, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1721, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5959 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 6530 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1735, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1735, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 4800 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1733, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1733, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 8010 (General) Information slip included (General) Photos of rare one-quarter sized instrument (General)

Parmigianino - The  Young and Elder Goatherd

Parmigianino - The Young and Elder Goatherd

after a drawing by Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Parmigianino, painter, draughtsman and etcher, 1503-1540 (artist notes) Flemish (artist nationality) draughtsman and engraver (artist role) Parmigiani... More

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1708, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1708, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5014 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[ Vuillaume violin : full strung instrument, front]

[ Vuillaume violin : full strung instrument, front]

472_7389_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[ Vuillaume violin : strung instrument, left f-hole]

[ Vuillaume violin : strung instrument, left f-hole]

472_7441_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mary's Chappel / Five at Night - Public domain  engraving

Mary's Chappel / Five at Night - Public domain engraving

after a design by William Hogarth, painter, etcher, and engraver, 1697-1764 (artist notes) British (artist nationality) miniaturist and engraver (artist role) Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 (original artist) Recto... More

DCM 0651: Clair Godfroy, aîné Flute in C

DCM 0651: Clair Godfroy, aîné Flute in C

It is possible that the head joint is the latest part of this instrument. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, wood cap with mother-of-pearl or abalone inlay. Silver keys, ferrules, sockets.; 62.1 cm., 6... More

Photo of DCM 0671: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Photo of DCM 0671: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Maker not known, the unicorn head stamp would imply English manufacture and the keywork could fit that assumption. However, the turnings are somewhat more typical of Germanic flutes of the period. The figure 2 ... More

DCM 0536b: Anonymous, North American Indian (Crow) Whistle

DCM 0536b: Anonymous, North American Indian (Crow) Whistle

DCM ledger: "Crow Indian." Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Bone.; 22.15 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 23 Dec. 1925. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library o... More

Une  faiseuse de flutte / Eine Pfeiffenmacherin (A Female Wind Instrument Maker)

Une faiseuse de flutte / Eine Pfeiffenmacherin (A Female Wind Instrum...

published by Martin Engelbrecht, engraver, 1684-1756 (artist notes) German (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Recto: l. l.: C.P.S.C. Maj.; l. r.: Mart. Engelbrecht excud. A.V.; u. r. :170.; l. c.: (tit... More

DCM 1295: Walter D. Lanahan Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat)

DCM 1295: Walter D. Lanahan Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat)

DCM ledger: "A simple instrument designed for players in juvenile bands and orchestras." Instrument type: Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat) Medium: Nickel plate over brass.; 35.55 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 h... More

Photo of DCM 1050: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Photo of DCM 1050: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Stained boxwood, bone cap and ferrules, brass keys.; 59.9 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, shallow saltspoon, pin in block. Mark Additional: Mark on head: D Condition: Upper fo... More

DCM 1123: Anonymous Piccolo in C(?)

DCM 1123: Anonymous Piccolo in C(?)

Instrument type: Piccolo in C(?) Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 29.4 cm. (without cap) Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flap, post and rod. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: ... More

DCM 0428: Eugene Joseph Albert Flute in C (Replica)

DCM 0428: Eugene Joseph Albert Flute in C (Replica)

According to DCM ledger, this is a replica of a flute by Hotteterre in the C. Snoeck Collection (catalog p. 138). Low pitch, A=405. Instrument type: Flute in C (Replica) Medium: Pear, ivory foot, cap, and head ... More

La  Tentation de St. Antoine (The Temptation of St. Anthony)

La Tentation de St. Antoine (The Temptation of St. Anthony)

after a painting by David Teniers, the younger, painter and engraver, 1610-1690 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) draughtsman, etcher, and engraver (artist role) Teniers, David, the younger, 1610-1690 ... More

DCM 0007: Anonymous Transverse Flute, Philippines

DCM 0007: Anonymous Transverse Flute, Philippines

Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Cane.; 33.8 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Philippine Village, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 12 Sept. 1901. The Day... More

Vue de l'intérieur d'une Maison dans l'Isle d'Uliétea. Representation d'une danse à la mode du pays. (View of the interior of a house on the island of Uliétea. Representation of a dance in the custom of the country.)

Vue de l'intérieur d'une Maison dans l'Isle d'Uliétea. Representation ...

Unknown (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Recto: u. r.: (within plate impression) Tome III . Pl. 6 . ; l. l.: (just beneath image) Palas Sculp : ; bottom center: (in French) Vue de l'intérieur d'une M... More

DCM 0757: Anonymous, possibly American Flute in C, Left-Handed

DCM 0757: Anonymous, possibly American Flute in C, Left-Handed

Instrument type: Flute in C, Left-Handed Medium: Cocus (rosewood?), ivory head joint, silver-plated keys, ferrules, and cap, metal-lined head.; 66.3 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, pin in block with modern key c... More

DCM 0748: Clementi & Co. Flute in C

DCM 0748: Clementi & Co. Flute in C

Head joint decorated with closely spaced turned grooves similar to Scottish pipe decoration. Although stamped "Nicholson's Improved," it does not have the large toneholes or embouchure associated with such inst... More

DCM 1392: George Cloos Piccolo in C

DCM 1392: George Cloos Piccolo in C

Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Grenadilla, ivory upper head sections, silver end cap, ferrules, and keys. Metal-lined head.; 30.25 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, round, post and rod. Mark Maximum: GEO. C... More

DCM 0542: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute)

DCM 0542: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...

DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." See DCM 539. Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Pine, copper mouthpipe, lead flue plate.; 49 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. P... More

DCM 1529: Anonymous, Japanese Takebue (Transverse Flute)

DCM 1529: Anonymous, Japanese Takebue (Transverse Flute)

Instrument type: Takebue (Transverse Flute) Medium: Bamboo, lacquered clay red inside, and decorated at the ends and in random places with windings of rattan over ferrules of black lacquer.; 40.45 cm. Key Hole... More

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