Photo of DCM 1543: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, ivory head joint, silver cap, keys, ferrules, and sockets.; 70.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 11 keys, modern style key cups, foot to B.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Major cracks in both portions of head joint. Upper joint upper tenon broken, missing 190 degrees of material. Upper joint, lower tenon, broken off and replaced with insert tenon that incorporates G# tonehole. Lower joint crack at socket. Head joint socket and lower joint socket both lined with nickel silver inside plus outer retaining decorative (one bead) ring. Usual style under which there is a tapered sheet metal nickel silver ferrule which fit well and appear professionally made, either original or a skillful repair attempt.
Provenance: Source not known.

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.