DCM 1176: Joseph Baumann French Flageolet
Summary
Instrument type: French Flageolet
Medium: Ebony(?), ivory ferrules and mouthpiece exterior.; 29.05 cm.
Key Holes System: 2/4 holes.
Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / BAUMANN. / A PARIS. / (5-pointed star)
Mark Additional: Mark on body and fipple.
Condition: Head joint badly cracked in 3 places, and crudely repaired.
Provenance: W. Howard Head, London, 20 Mar. 1933.
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.
Tags
Date
Location
Source
Copyright info