DCM 0259: Heinrich Wild Flute in C

DCM ledger: "Slide joint screwed into head, a la Boehm 1829."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 66.45 cm.
Key Holes System: 10 keys, round key cups similar to early Boehm model, post and rod, foot to low C. High D trill, alternate right hand B-flat.
Mark Maximum: H. Wild (cursive) / Zürich (in oval cartouche) / 1855
Mark Additional: Mark on inlaid silver plate, now missing.
Condition: Barrel cracked. Missing maker name plate.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 24 May 1922.

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.