DCM 0060: Charles G. Christman Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus or rosewood, ivory head with wood cap, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 59.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, round flat flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: C. G. CHRISTMAN / 404 / PEARL ST / NEW-YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper and lower joints. Foot marked: C. G. CHRISTMAN
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. DCM ledger: "Ivory head (cracked: July 1, 1922)."
Provenance: William Lloyd, New Orleans, 15 Feb. 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.