DCM 0676: Starck, Barnes & Sons Flute in E-flat (High Pitch)

Instrument type: Flute in E-flat (High Pitch)
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver ferrules and keys.; 49.95 cm.
Key Holes System: 5 keys, round, post and rod. Nicholson-like holes.
Mark Maximum: STARCK / BARNES & SONS / WEST NORWOOD / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Marks on head and foot are illegible. Mark on foot most closely resembles body mark.
Condition: Cap cracked, repaired.
Provenance: John T. Shiel, Walkden, near Manchester, England, 24 Sept. 1926.

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.