DCM 0093: Martin frères Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus or rosewood, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined sockets.; 61.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, flat round, post and rod direct mount.
Mark Maximum: (bee) / MARTIN / * Frères * (cursive) / A PARIS / MF (monogram)
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower and foot joints. Barrel marked: MF (monogram)
Condition: All three (metal-lined) sockets cracked.
Provenance: "Atlas," Washington, D.C., 16 May 1918.
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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