Alto recorder

Albertus van Heerde, c. 1700

Altblokfluit, gemerkt Van Heerde.

  • Artwork typeflute, musical instrument, recorder, alto recorder
  • Object numberBK-NM-11430-95
  • Dimensionslength 497.6 mm, diameter 50 mm
  • Physical characteristicsbuxushout

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Alto recorder

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-11430-95

  • Description

    Altblokfluit, gemerkt Van Heerde.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    mark, on the upper and main joint and foot joint, stamped: ‘VAN HEERDE’ [a small crown]/ VAN HEERDE [in a slight arch]

Creation

  • Creation

    musical instrument maker: Albertus van Heerde, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    c. 1700

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    buxushout

  • Dimensions

    • length 497.6 mm
    • diameter 50 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the State of the Netherlands and the Vereeniging van Noord-Nederlandsche Muziekgeschiedenis

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1899

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 2
    • Rob van Acht, 'Niederländische Blasinstrumente, 1670-1820', Tibia: Magazin für freunde alter und neuer bläsermusik 15, nr. 3 (1990), p. 169-185: 183
    • Jan Bouterse, 'Dutch recorders and transverse flutes of the 17th and 18th century', FoMRHI Quarterly 64 (Jul., 1991), Comm. 1052, p. 33-37: 35
    • Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Wind-Instruments, 1670-1820', Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis 38 (1988), p. 99-122: 118

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