DCM 0127: Peter Bressan Treble (Alto) Recorder in F

With both original and replacement block.
Instrument type: Treble (Alto) Recorder in F
Medium: Boxwood, stained brown, ivory beak and ferrules.; 50.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 1/7 holes.
Mark Maximum: P u I / BRESSAN / (Lancastrian rose)
Mark Additional: Mark on all sections.
Provenance: John Finn, Essex, England, June 1920. Formerly in the collection of Dr. Thomas Lea Southgate, London.

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.