DCM 0031: Dasque Musette or Gentleman's Oboe (Pastoral Oboe)

DCM 0031 and 0742 also scanned together.
Instrument type: Musette or Gentleman's Oboe (Pastoral Oboe)
Medium: Cocus, nickel keys and ferrules.; 36.15 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, post and rod, modern style key cups.
Mark Maximum: DASQUE / A / SAINTES (in oval cartouche)
Mark Additional: Mark on both sections.
Condition: Chip broken off and repaired at turning, upper end.
Provenance: Estate of Joseph Fischer, Cleveland, Ohio, 2 Mar. 1913.

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.