DCM 0317: Louis Drouet Flute in C

Elements of the cap are not original (cap cracked in shipment).
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, silver keys and ferrules (milled center ferrule), decorative knurling.; 65.1 cm. (without cap)
Key Holes System: 8 keys, round flat flaps, pin in block, to low C.
Mark Maximum: DROUET / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on all sections.
Condition: Crack lower portion of head joint.
Provenance: J. Clayton Boyes, Bushey, England, 10 Mar. 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.