DCM 0079: Chabrier de Peloubet Flute in E-flat
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Boxwood, stained brown, ivory cap and ferrules, brass key.; 50.5 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: C. PELOUBET / NEW-YORK / FACTORY AT / BLOOMFIELD / N.J.
Mark Additional: Mark on foot. Mark on head: F / C. PELOUBET / NEW-YORK, upper and lower sections marked: C. PELOUBET / NEW-YORK
Condition: Crack in upper body joint.
Provenance: Winick Auction & Storage Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 17 Oct. 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.
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