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By about 1800 the recorder was largely replaced by the flute and it was not until the 1880s that it was resurrected with the revival of early music by Arnold Dolmetsch (1858 - 1940).  Giovanni Maria Anciuti of Milan was one of the greatest recorder makers of his day, and his surviving instruments are dated between 1717 and 1740.\r\n\r\nOn loan to the Horniman Museum.","physicalDescription":"'Engraved and backened inscription on head joint: <i>Anciuti/ A.Milan/ 1740 </i>, under a wyvern. Ivory, in three joints octagonally shaped, with carved foliage in low relief and rings of pellets. The base of the head joint has been slightly shortened.' (Baines, Anthony. <u>Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-Keyboard Instrments</u>. 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Milan/ 1740.'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"Anciuti at Milan, 1740.","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"This object was acquired by the Museum in 1861 for £1 - 4 - 2, from  Monsieur Bauer, 93 Rue d'Antin, Paris.  The Art Referees Report by Matthew Digby Wyatt (RF 18485/69) was enthusiastic and included a sketch of the instrument. \n\nX-ray(s) of this object are held in the Furniture Collection Library, Box of X-Rays of V&amp;A instruments, shelfmark FW2.G.3 (2024)","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Treble recorder, made by Giovanni Maria Anciuti, Milan, 1740","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Baines, Anthony. <u>Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-Keyboard Instrments</u>. London: V&A Publications, 1998, p. 86."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Peter Thornton, Capolavori lignei in formato ridotto, in Arte Illustrata, Anno V, n.47, gennaio 1972, (pp. 9-12, pp.50-7, pp.108-110, trans. by Elena Lante-Rospigliosi.\nTranslated from the Italian - \"The museum also owns two ivory wind instruments which are beautiful examples of carving, particularly interesting in that they belonged to Rossini. The maker of both was J. M. Anciuti of Milan, one is a recorder and bears the date 1740, the other is an oboe with very gracious young dancers depicted at the lower end (fig. 10).\""},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Picture Library B & W Negs:\r\nHE2427 - HE2479; FE1863; 31768."}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"Unique","id":"THES48864"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"TREBLE RECORDER \r\nItalian\r\nBy Johannes Maria Anciuti, Milan, 1740 \r\nThree joints, engraved Anciuti/ A. 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