DCM 0054: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C

DCM ledger: "Lower end ferrule missing (Head cracked when received). Ring replaced."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver ferrules on metal-lined head; body and foot joints with nickel silver key work.; 65 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, post and rod direct mount, roller for C.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & C°. / 23 BERNERS STREET / OXFORD STREET / LONDON / 7154
Mark Additional: Mark on upper section. Head marked: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & C°. LTD. / LONDON, foot marked: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & C°. / LONDON
Condition: Head joint cracked.
Provenance: Body and foot, George W. Haynes, New York, Jan. 1917; head, William S. Haynes, Boston, 5 Feb. 1917.

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.