DCM 0097: Johann (John) Pfaff Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules (beaded at one end), cocus cap with nickel silver shaft.; 69.9 cm.
Key Holes System: 11 keys, post and rod, modern style key cups with decorative profile, including novel extra upper C lever for left thumb. Foot to B.
Mark Maximum: (eagle, wings folded downwards) / J. PFAFF / (spread eagle) / PHILA / (spread eagle)
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body joint.
Condition: Head (with tuning slide) cracked.
Provenance: George Cloos, Brooklyn, New York, 6 June 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.