DCM 0461: Henry Fentum Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 66.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs for low C#, C over square plates.
Mark Maximum: H · FENTUM / 6 SURREY ST / STRAND / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel, upper and lower body, foot.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. Middle joint socket cracked.
Provenance: J. Clayton Boyes, Bushey, England, 11 Mar. 1925.

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.