Photo of DCM 0422: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Has 3 corps de rechange, although it may have had more. Upper end of head joint has a threaded tenon, possibly not original, to receive a now missing end cap, likely ivory, applied that way. The present end cap is made of sheet silver, crudely raised, and containing an inner threaded ring made of an unidentified fiber material, the threads for which are quite clean and sharp, unlike the round male threads on the head joint proper.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, metal cap, silver key.; 63.2 cm.; 64.5 cm.; 66.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block. Key flap slightly curved to fit key seat.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Case: The instrument has a period case of obvious antiquity, not necessarily original. It is unnecessarily large, perhaps having been made originally for silverware or other implements. The inside is lined with red velvet and the instrument is kept in position by a removable portion also lined with the same fabric. Above the removable partition there is some space, possibly intended for sheet music. The case appears to be quite old and has an interesting locking mechanism which locates the key in the center of the top. The entire box is covered with black leather.
Provenance: Sumner Healey, New York, 7 June 1924. Healey obtained the flute in Madrid.

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.