DCM 0301: Monzani Flute d'amore in A

Instrument type: Flute d'amore in A
Medium: Curly boxwood, ivory cork-setting mechanism, silver keys and fluted ferrules, metal-lined (partially) head, some key blocks metal-lined.; 78.5 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flat flaps, foot to C# (A#). Pin in block, some metal-lined (6 of 8) with silver.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / MONZANI & C° / 28. REGENT STT / PICCADILLY / LONDON / 2142 // PATENT. Keys stamped: (crown).
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Mark on head, barrel: (crown) / MONZANI & C°. Mark on Foot: (crown) / MONZANI & C°. // (crown) / PATENT. Ferrules hallmarked.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Provenance: J. Clayton Boyes, Bushey, England, 16 Nov. 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.