Photo of DCM 1070: Adler Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, brass key, animal horn ferrules.; 59.15 cm. (without cap)
Key Holes System: 1 key, round flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / ADLER. / BAMBERG. / (Maltese cross) D (Maltese cross)
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower.
Condition: Missing cap. Small crack at head joint socket. Head joint warped.
Provenance: Sigmund Koch, Munich, 18 Aug. 1931.
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.
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