DCM 0580: Firth & Hall Flute in E-flat

Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Boxwood, brass key, ivory ferrules.; 50.95 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: FIRTH & HALL / 358 / PEARL . ST / N . YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on upper and lower body, foot: FIRTH & HALL / N . YORK
Condition: Slight warp. Cap missing (noted in DCM ledger).
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Seattle, Washington, 31 Mar. 1926, who obtained it from A. W. Ward. Letter from Meriggioli states: "Belonged to Mr. Elwell, grandfather of the present owner who saved the instrument from a fire which destroyed the homestead in Illinois."

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.