DCM 0222: Paolo Maino Piccolo in D-flat

Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat
Medium: Boxwood, brass keys, animal horn ferrules, brass-lined head joint with tuning slide.; 29.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 5 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod.
Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / P. MAINO / A MILANO / (5-pointed star)
Mark Additional: Mark on head, body.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 1 Feb. 1922.

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.