Instrumententyp: Flöte in C Mittel: Elfenbein, Silberferrules.

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, silver ferrules.; 60.7 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 1 key (now missing), pin in block.
Mark Maximum: STANESBY / IUNIOR
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower, and foot.
Condition: One silver key missing, and silver disk end cap, very likely a combination in wood and silver, also missing. Also, missing ferrule (upper end), although the ferrule on DCM 269 (head joint) may pertain to this instrument. Foot joint missing both original ferrules. The upper ferrule has been replaced with another less decorative silver band. The pin block area has cracked away and is missing at the pin line. An old repair attempt involved cutting a fairly deep channel all around the baluster for the purpose of securing a wire which would pass through the key hole and serve as the fulcrum.
Provenance: Source not known.

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.