DCM 0902: James Wood Flute d'amore in A

Instrument type: Flute d'amore in A
Medium: Ivory, silver keys and ferrules.; 77.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 5 keys, round flat flaps with knurled design, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (Prince of Wales feathers) / J-WOOD / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on all sections.
Provenance: Harold Reeves, London, 15 Nov. 1929. Formerly in the collection of E. P. Warren, Lewes, Sussex, England.

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.