Instrumententyp: Flöte in C Mittel: Buchsbaum, Schlüssel aus Neusilber, Ferrules aus Elfenbein.

Tuning lines scribed in barrel portion. Unusually large (possibly enlarged) rectangular embouchure hole.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, nickel silver keys, ivory ferrules.; 70.5 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 12 keys, saltspoon, pin in nickel silver-lined blocks. Metal-lined toneholes for E-flat, low C#, C, B.
Mark Maximum: (Hapsburg eagle) / I:ZIEGLER / WIEN
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel, upper and lower sections.
Condition: Cap missing. Head joint, both sections, cracked. Crack in lower body joint.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 1 Feb. 1922.

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.