DCM 0406: Joseph Richardson English Flageolet in B-flat

Mark on foot: T. Prowse, / London. (cursive). Head joint cap, lower end cap, and foot joint ferrule are machine engraved.
Instrument type: English Flageolet in B-flat
Medium: Cocus, silver cap, keys, ferrules (including embouchure), and socket linings.; 66.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 9 keys, "J. Richardson's Improved", a slight variation on the Nicholson design. Metal plug for low C# (with roller), C.
Mark Maximum: J. Richardsons, / Improved. / 118 / T. Prowse, Hanway Street, / London. (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head: J. Richardsons, / Improved. (cursive). Mark on barrel: T. Prowse, Hanway Street, London. (cursive).
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Provenance: J. Clayton Boyes, Bushey, England, 12 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.