Instrumententyp: Flöte in Es Medium: Grenadill, Neusilberrippen und versilberte oder versilberte Schlüssel und Ferrules.

Instrument type: Flute in D-flat
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver ribs, and silver or silver-plated keys and ferrules.; 50.05 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, post and rod.
Mark Maximum: BOEHM & MENDLER / MÜNCHEN
Mark Additional: Mark on tenon.
Condition: Head joint, cracks at socket.
Provenance: Arthur Gemeinhardt, New York, 8 June 1917.

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.