Instrumententyp: Flöte in C Mittel: Buchsbaum, Elfenbeinkappe, Korksetzmechanismus und -hülsen, silberne Schlüssel, metallgefütterter Kopf.

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys, metal-lined head.; 66.5 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C. Saltspoon, except low C#, C, which have pewter plug pads over metal-lined holes. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (unicorn head) / GEROCK & WOLF / 79 / CORNHILL / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Mark on head, upper body, foot: GEROCK & WOLF / LONDON
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked, including upper ferrule.
Provenance: A. Blaker, London, 26 June 1926.

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.