DCM 0042: Johann Gottfried Liebel Oboe in C

Instrument type: Oboe in C
Medium: Boxwood, brass keys.; 56 cm., 57.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 3 keys, octagonal flat flaps, standard double touch for low C, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / (Maltese cross) G:LIEBEL (Maltese cross) / 1798
Mark Additional: Mark on bell. Top joints marked: (Cross formée) G:LIEBEL (Cross formée) 1, 3 , and additional upper joint marked: (crown) / (Cross formée) G:LIEBEL (Cross formée) / 3, and lower joint marked: (crown) / (Cross formée) G:LIEBEL (Cross formée)
Condition: Small crack in top joint.
Provenance: Carl (Max) Fischer, New York, 1 Nov. 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.