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Description: | Thomas Stanesby, father and son, were renowned wind instrument makers in London in the first half of the 18th century.
Treble recorder. Made of stained boxwood, in three sections, with ivory mounts on the foot and head joints. Length 19 and a half inches. Stamped: T. Stanesby, with a star.
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Treble recorder
England: before 1734
Branded: T / STANESBY / [star]
The recorder is made of stained boxwood with ivory mounts at the joints. The beak is of a blunt, stubby shape. Stanesby may have been a pupil of Bressan, their instruments have many features in common.
caption: General view of object no. M40-1982. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | 421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes boxwood ivory treble recorders | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-13503 | Go to resource |
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