DCM 1156: James Wood Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap with ivory cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, silver keys.; 66.6 cm. (6), 67.4 cm. (5), 68.1 cm. (4)
Key Holes System: 7 keys, foot to C, square flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (Prince of Wales feathers) / J-WOOD / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower, foot. Upper joints with: LONDON / 4, 5, or 6. Silver bridge to low C: WOOD FECIT
Provenance: W. Howard Head, London, 22 July 1932.

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.