DCM 1268: John Mason Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Unidentified tropical dark wood, ivory cap and ferrules.; 60.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: MASON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower, foot.
Condition: Head joint ferrules, 3 cracks, lower body joint socket and ferrule cracked. The ferrule has been repaired with a filling agent. Foot joint lower ferrule cracked and repaired with same filling agent.
Provenance: William Hayes, London, 11 Sept. 1935.
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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