DCM 0121: Charles G. Christman Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Rosewood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, varnished silver keys, metal-lined head.; 66.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, saltspoon, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: C. G. CHRISTMAN / 398 · PEARL · ST / NEW-YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on head and foot joints. Mark on upper and lower joints.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. Upper body and G# key block broken off and missing one side. Foot joint socket cracked in 3 places, upper ferrule reported cracked by DCM, now missing.
Provenance: Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles, Nov. 1919.

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.