Theobald Boehm, 1794-1881, Dayton C. Miller Collection

Inscription: Verso: u. r.: (in pencil) 059; center: (in pencil) 11264 / This portrait of Theobald Boehm, inventor / of the Boehm Flute, was presented to / Dayton C. Miller, by Miss Anna Boehm of Munich, / granddaughter of Theobald Boehm, on August 14, 1905 / Said to have been taken in 1854 by Hanfstaengl, Munich
Provenance: Anna Boehm, Munich, 14 Aug. 1905.
Condition: Good condition. Four corners trimmed. Some stains and small surface abrasions or tears around border of photograph and edges of mount probably due to photograph's removal from its original housing or frame. Dark oval shape around Boehm probably also a due to original frame.

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.