Photo of DCM 0200: Rampone Flute in C - Public domain dedication

On barrel, small eliptical gold plaque inlaid with initial: F.S.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, enamelled head joint cap and bottom ferrule in turquoise and white, silver keys and ferrules, silver fingerhole bushings for fingerholes 3-6.; 77.75 cm.
Key Holes System: 17 keys, modern style key cups with metal pad seats, 2 ring keys for C# vent. Post and rod on metal oval plates. Foot to A, with rollers for low C#, C, A (right little finger) and B, B-flat. Left thumb alternate D# touch.
Mark Maximum: (tuning fork with leaves) / FRAT E CUGINO / RAMPONE / MILANO
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head, barrel, and lower body: FRAT E CUGINO / RAMPONE / MILANO
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 14 Oct. 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.