DCM 1286: E. G. Williams Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, stained dark brown, possibly restained at a later period.; 59.25 cm. (without cap)
Key Holes System: [1 key]
Mark Maximum: E. G. WILLIAMS / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Upper, lower, foot: WILLIAMS / LONDON
Condition: DCM ledger: "In bad order; cap and top ring missing; bottom ring missing; key lugs broken; key missing; both body joints cracked."
Provenance: David Ussher, Cleveland, Ohio, 26 May 1936. Formerly owned by Robert McMahon, Cleveland, Ohio.

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.