DCM 1155: Jabez McCall Camp Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, bone(?) cap and ferrules, brass key.; 60.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block. Lovely cut and fit key.
Mark Maximum: J. M. CAMP / LITCHFIELD / CONN
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper.
Condition: Crack in lower joint socket.
Provenance: Verne Q. Powell, Boston, 8 July 1932.
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.
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