Transverse Flute in D-flat, 1760–90, South Germany or Saxony, Germany, German, Hard-paste porcelain, gold-plated brass, Height: 24 5/16 in. (61.7 cm), Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse), Johan Friedrich Böttger's rediscovery of hard-paste porcelain in 1708 was the basis of a new luxury industry. Makers explored all kinds of applications in the new medium. Porcelain musical instruments posed enormous problems since during drying and firing there occurred substantial shrinkage
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Transverse Flute, D-flat, 1760–90, South Germany, Saxony, Germany, German, Hard-paste porcelain, gold-plated brass, Height, 24 5/16, 61.7 cm, Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute, transverse, Johan Friedrich, Böttger, rediscovery, hard-paste, 1708, basis, new luxury, industry, Makers explored, kinds, applications, medium, Porcelain musical, instruments, posed, enormous, problems, drying, firing, occurred substantial, shrinkage
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