Photo of DCM 0943: Schröder Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, stained dark brown, ivory cap (missing) and ferrules, brass key.; 59.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: SCHRÖDER / N° 4 / PATERNOSTER . ROW / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower body.
Condition: Head joint cracked full length. Cap missing.
Provenance: Norval Stewart, Binghamton, New York, 13 May 1930.

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.