DCM 0638: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C

DCM ledger: "Exchanged joints with No. 149."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, metal-lined head.; 65.2 cm.
Key Holes System: Cylindrical bore, 8 keys plus keywork for 6 principal rank fingerholes. The upper fingerholes (1st finger LH) consist of 2 fingerholes with the upper key plate open-holed. Post and rod and pin in block key mounts.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & Cº / 23 BERNERS STREET / OXFORD STREET / LONDON / 1085
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Mark on head, foot: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & Cº / LONDON
Condition: Head joint cracked full length. Foot joint cracked at E-flat pin block. C#, C keys missing.
Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, 13 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.