DCM 0258: A. Rampone Flute in C - Public domain museum object photo

Cap and end of foot joint decorated with cast high relief decorative element. Engraving at embouchure including lyre motif, around 6 principal fingerholes (sunburst).
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Silver, double wall.; 70.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 13 keys, foot to B. Keys include left hand D#. Low C#, C, B, metal plugs, all other keys modern style key cups, post and rod. Rollers for C#, C.
Mark Maximum: 795 / (coat of arms) / A. Rampone (cursive) / MILANO / sistema / con (cursive) / PRIVILEGIO
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Mark on head: A. Rampone (cursive) / MILANO
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 24 May 1922. Formerly owned by Louis Rossi, 1895-1897.

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.