DCM 1163: William Wheatstone Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, nickel silver keys, engraved brass ferrules at top of lower body joint.; 66.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 7 keys, round flaps, foot to C.
Mark Maximum: WHEATSTONE / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper body. Mark on lower, foot: WHEATSTONE.
Condition: Lower joint socket badly cracked. Contains possibly period repair (brass ferrule with rivets). E-flat key folk craftsmanship replacement.
Provenance: J. Cheetham, Birkenhead, England, 30 Nov. 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.