DCM 1587: Anonymous, English or American Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver lip plate ferrule, keys, and ferrules.; 59 cm.
Key Holes System: 5 keys, post and rod, direct mount.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Head joint, upper section, cracked. Head joint cap losses around entire circumference. Right hand joint cracked at socket leading into G# tonehole seat. Upper C key finger spatula broken off at hinge tube.
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.