18; кр.: (карандашом) 534 Провенанс: Подарок профессора Ф.Х. Херрика, Греция, 12 мая 1904 года.

Inscription: Verso: u. l.: (in pencil) 2914.21A; entire verso: (in black ink) May 12, 1904. Olympia, Greece. / Came upon a shepherd boy / playing an arundo pipe while / watching his flock on the south side of the ruins. His face was / very brown as he wore no hat; he played several tunes always keep- / ing time with his foot. After watch- / ing for a while I photographed him, / and finally bought his reed pipe / for a drachma. It was pleasant / to see the expression of his face / turn from wonder to joy as the / script touched his hand; / he held up the money in triumph to a passer / by, and went after his flock rejoic- / ing. F. H. H.; l. l.: (in pencil) F. H. Herrick / Pipe No. 18; l. r.: (in pencil) 534
Provenance: Gift of Professor F. H. Herrick, Olympia, Greece, 12 May 1904.
See DCM 18, the shepherd's reed pipe, which was given as a presentation by F. H. Herrick to Miller 12 May 1904, along with this photograph.
Condition: Photograph good condition, except for light scratches in sky at upper left. Perimeter of mount has some small losses on recto, due to wear. Horizontal strip of dried, hardened glue across center of verso of mount.

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.