DCM 1117: Wolfgang Küss Englischhorn in F

Instrument type: English Horn in F
Medium: Boxwood, brass keys and surviving bocal, ivory ferrules, knee.; 73.1cm.
Key Holes System: 9 keys, square and octagonal flaps. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (Hapsburg eagle) / Kies / Wien (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on each section.
Condition: One of the wings on the bocal is bent.
Provenance: Schmidt Brothers, Cleveland, Ohio, 6 Nov. 1931.

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.