DCM 1041: Anonymous Fife in A-flat

Instrument type: Fife in A-flat
Medium: Silver or silver plate.; 44.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes, raised toneholes.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Slightly bent just above upper fingerhole. The embouchure barrel contains several dents.
Provenance: Sumner Healey, New York, 11 Apr. 1931. DCM ledger: "Said to have been used in the Civil War."

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.