Photo of DCM 0311: P. Piana Flute in C - Public domain dedication

The instrument was at some point coated with a dark brown, nearly black, lacquer.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, animal horn ferrules, brass key, metal-lined head.; 60.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap.
Mark Maximum: (star) / P. PIANA / A MILANO / (star)
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel, body sections, foot. Mark on head: PP (monogram)
Condition: Head joint cap and/or cork tuning device missing. 2 cracks in foot joint socket, both foot joint ferrules cracked and quite open. Lower body joint socket, small crack, not including ferrule. Head joint cracked, both sections. DCM ledger: "Head cracked about 4 weeks after arrival in this country."
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 7 Feb. 1923.

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.