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flageolet

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  • Other Name

    walking stick flute

    flageolet

    pilgrim stave

    cannes flute

  • Description

    flute, stick, walking, end blown, nickel plated ferrule mouthpiece and end tip, metal body, flageolet fingering, six open holes and two open lower holes, appearance of joint twist just below fingerholes (see object list for detail)

    1 walking stick flageolet

    handmade, maker unknown, [origin unknown], mid 19th century

    painted metal, nickel-plated end-pieces, overall length 1067 mm

    1998.60.144 Castle 221 (purchased)

    Ronald Castle purchased this novelty instrument from a collector in London in the early 1960s. At the top is a silver round knob through which the pipe is sounded. Other forms of walking stick instruments included the violin, recorder, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet and bagpipe chanter and were mainly made in the 19th century.

  • Place
    France
  • Accession Number
    1998.60.144
  • Accession Date
    10 Oct 1998
  • Other Id

    221 (Castle)

    221 (Maureen)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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