Photo of DCM 0522: Gisborne Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Ferrules decorated (not chased).
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, bright nickel silver lip plate ferrule, keys, ferrules, and fingerhole bushings, metal-lined head.; 65.5 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon with pewter plugs over round metal plates for low C#, C. Pin in block. Large fingerholes.
Mark Maximum: GISBORNE / 37 SUFFOLK ST / BIRMINGHAM
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper body. Mark on barrel, lower body, foot: GISBORNE
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, 23 Nov. 1925.

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.