DCM 0581: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, silver-plate over brass keys and ferrules, metal-lined head. Embouchure hole lined with ebonite bushing.; 65.7 cm.
Key Holes System: Carte's 1867 patent, cylindrical, open G#, roller C#.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & Cº LTD / 23 BERNERS STREET / OXFORD STREET / LONDON / 3302 / 1867 PATENT
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head, foot: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & Cº / LONDON
Condition: Head joint, 2 cracks, foot joint crack through D# tonehole. Small crack in body joint at bottom tenon. DCM ledger: "Two keys have been broken."
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Seattle, Washington, 31 Mar. 1926.

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.