DCM 0193: Djalma Julliot Flute in C

Long foot tenon for higher position of D# hole. Left hand first finger 3rd phalynx crutch soldered to body (likely added in preference to the original crutch in its normal location).
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Silver plated.; 68.5 cm.
Key Holes System: Early version of the Borne-Julliot System, cylindrical Boehm system, modified with open holes, split E, left-hand F# keys, C# trill key. Upper side key, alternate G#, lower side key, B-natural. Extra side levers near trill levers for alternate B-flat (upper), lower closes G# hole for E3. See DCM 138, 308.
Mark Maximum: 1900 / (bird) / Djalma Julliot (cursive with decorative flourish) / LA COUTURE-BOUSSEY (EURE) / DJ (monogram) / BREVETÉ / S.G.D.G. / 349
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Head and foot same mark without serial number: 349.
Condition: Crutch missing.
Case: Case, of mahogony, with silver name plate, engraved with name of previous owner, A. T. Waight.
Provenance: James S. Gibson, Denver, Colorado, 26 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.