DCM 0188: Jean-Louis Tulou Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, with finish, silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined sockets and metal upper tenon on center joint.; 68.3 cm.
Key Holes System: Old system, Tulou model. 12 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod.
Mark Maximum: (nightingale) / TULOU / PARIS / 1809
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Body and foot marked: (nightingale) / TULOU / PARIS
Condition: Small crack at head joint socket.
Provenance: Harry V. Baxter (of Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles), sent from Geneva, Switzerland, 2 Aug. 1921.
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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