DCM 0404: Thomas Prowse Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, brass keys.; 60.25 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: T. Prowse, / Hanway Street, / London. (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper. Mark on lower, foot: T. Prowse, / London. (cursive)
Condition: DCM ledger: "Perfect condition." However, the upper end of the head joint is cracked in 2 places, literally split wide open to inner dimensions of 2.6 cm. x 18.3 mm. (approx.) and a length of approximately 10.1 cm.
Provenance: John T. Shiel, Walkden, near Manchester, England, 4 Apr. 1924.

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.