Photo of DCM 0592: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Summary
Reason for unusual division of the instrument is not clear. Seyfrit suggests it may have been shortened to accommodate a rise in the prevailing pitch, but the grain lines in the ivory suggest otherwise.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, silver key.; 61.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: Fenton, London, 14 June 1926. Obtained the day before at Steven's Auction Room, 38 King St.
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.