DCM 0337: William Henry Potter Flute in C

This instrument probably had 3 corps de rechange.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, silver keys, ivory ferrules and cork-setting mechanism, metal-lined head.; 66.65 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, pewter plug over metal-lined holes, foot to C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: 6 / WILLM HENY / POTTER / IOHNSON'S COURT / FLEET STREET / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Mark on ivory ferrule on head: PATENT. Mark on body sections: WILLm HENY / POTTER. Foot: PATENT / WILLm HENY / POTTER
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked including upper section ferrule, showing old repair.
Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, 17 May 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.