DCM 0323: Rudall & Rose Flute in C

Pre-cross pinned at B-flat/G# and E-flat key blocks. G# key lengthened with portion from another flute key (likely long F from similar English instrument).
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Rosewood, silver-plated keys, ferrules, metal-lined head.; 65. 7 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, pewter plugs over round plates for C#, C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (4-petalled flower) / RUDALL & ROSE / 38 SOUTHAMPTON ST / STRAND / LONDON / (4-petalled flower) / 5598
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on barrel, lower body, foot: (4-petalled flower) / RUDALL & ROSE / LONDON / (4-petalled flower)
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked and filled.
Provenance: J. Clayton Boyes, Bushey, England, 26 Apr. 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.