DCM 0083: Anonymous Fife in A-flat

Instrument type: Fife in A-flat
Medium: Nickel-plated brass tube and cap.; 41.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: Pawn shop, Chicago, 29 Nov. 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.