DCM 0277: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver plate keys and ferrules, metal-lined head and sockets.; 65.3 cm.
Key Holes System: Old system, cylindrical. Standard 8-keyed model to low C, plus all principal rank toneholes covered with keys, the RH of which have offset finger plates similar to saxophone design, and the LH of which incorporates a finger-ring and half-hole mechanism on the LH 1st finger, similar to oboe design.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & C° / 23 BERNERS STREET / OXFORD STREET / LONDON / 853
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Mark on head and foot: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & C° / LONDON
Condition: Foot joint cracked at socket.
Provenance: J. Clayton Boyes, Bushey, England, Sept. 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.