Similar
DCM 0947: Henry Hastrick English Flageolet in ?
DCM 0628: Noblet & Thibouville French Flageolet
DCM 1320: Anonymous Flute in A-flat (B-flat)
Photo of Makelaarsstok van Jan Mooij - Public domain dedication
Joseph Bechonnet - Cornemuse, 19th century
Photo of Whistle with Face - Public domain dedication
Bourdon, George Grantham Bain Collection
Kurassierssabel, copper alloy - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image
Hélicoptère de Ponton d'Amécourt avec mécanisme, 1862.
Related
DCM 1143: Henry Potter Flute in E-flat
DCM 0215: William Henry Potter Flute in C
DCM 0337: William Henry Potter Flute in C
DCM 0822: William Henry Potter Flute in C
DCM 0424: William Henry Potter Flute in C
DCM 0403: William Henry Potter Flute in C
DCM 0853: William Henry Potter Flute in C
DCM 0466: William Henry Potter Flute in C
DCM 0781: William Henry Potter Flute in C
DCM 0321: Henry Potter Flute in E-flat
Summary
High pitch.
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 49.85 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, post and rod, modern style key cups, direct mount. Foot to D.
Mark Maximum: (unicorn head) / POTTER / LONDON / & / ALDERSHOT // 17
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on body: (unicorn head) / HENY POTTER / 30 CHARING CROSS / LONDON / & / ALDERSHOT
Condition: End cap partly broken away and missing. C key finger lever appears to be a replacement.
Provenance: Edward Entwistle, Plainville, Massachusetts, 26 Apr. 1923.
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.