Photo of DCM 0098: Louis Lot Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Summary
DCM ledger: "Ebonite head has no name, but appears to be of same size and shape as original L.L."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, ebonite head, silver keys and ferrules.; 61.5 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, conical, foot to D. Briccialdi thumb, closed G#, post and rod, ring keys.
Mark Maximum: L.L. / LOUIS-LOT / PARIS / 1765
Mark Additional: Mark on body.
Condition: Small crack at foot joint socket.
Provenance: Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles, 20 Nov. 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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