Photo of DCM 0033: Cahusac Oboe in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Oboe in C
Medium: Boxwood, stained brown, brass keys, ivory ferrules.; 58.45 cm.
Key Holes System: 2 keys (C with double touch), round flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: CAHUSAC / 196 / STRAND / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on bell. Upper and lower sections marked: CAHUSAC / LONDON
Condition: Unusual crack below ivory ferrule on bell section, upper ferrule chipped.
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.