# Pair of Transverse Flutes

- By: Johann Wilhelm Oberlender (the Elder) (German, Nuremberg 1681–1763 Nuremberg)
- Date: mid-18th century
- Medium: Ivory, silver, wood
- Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)
- Dimensions: Height (With longest corps de rechange): 24 3/4 in. (62.8 cm)
- Culture: German
- Credit line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1996
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503468)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/mi/web-large/DP317371.jpg
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