Photo of DCM 1539: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 64.4 cm. (without cap)
Key Holes System: 8 keys, modern style key cups, with pewter plugs for low C#, C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Cap missing. Head joint, both sections, cracked. Short F block broken off on one side and replaced.
Provenance: C. B. Gage, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 3 Jan. 1928.
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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