Photo of DCM 0636: Potter Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ebony, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys.; 61.3 cm. (as is) ; 17.7 cm. (head joint) and 46.65 cm. (body)
Key Holes System: 7 keys, pewter plug, all toneholes metal-lined. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: PATENT / POTTER / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on foot. Mark on body sections: POTTER / LONDON
Condition: Upper joint upper tenon cracked and missing about 90 degrees in circumference, and repaired just beneath tenon with a nickel silver ring, possibly from a clarinet, and the wood having been turned down to accept the ring. Barrel missing. Part of F key mount is missing.
Provenance: F. Perks & Co., London, 3 Aug. 1926.

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.