DCM 0321: Henry Potter Flute in E-flat

High pitch.
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 49.85 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, post and rod, modern style key cups, direct mount. Foot to D.
Mark Maximum: (unicorn head) / POTTER / LONDON / & / ALDERSHOT // 17
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on body: (unicorn head) / HENY POTTER / 30 CHARING CROSS / LONDON / & / ALDERSHOT
Condition: End cap partly broken away and missing. C key finger lever appears to be a replacement.
Provenance: Edward Entwistle, Plainville, Massachusetts, 26 Apr. 1923.

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.