DCM 0596: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in E-flat
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Ebonite, silver keys and ferrules. Metal-lined head joint (full length) and sockets.; 50.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, round, post and rod, direct mount.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & Cº / 23 BERNERS STREET / OXFORD STREET / LONDON / 2349 // R.S. / 2
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head, foot: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & Cº / LONDON.
Provenance: A. Blaker, London, 26 June 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.
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