DCM 0607: Anonymous (See Mark and Notes.) Flute in C

Possibly counterfeit, or possibly Tibouvile.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ebony, ivory cork-setting mechanism shaft and decorative inlaid disk in cap, silver keys, nickel silver ferrules.; 61.25 cm.
Key Holes System: 5 keys, flat round flaps, post and rod, mounted on flanges. The C key is mounted in a metal saddle and may be an addition. The E-flat key flap is quite large and articulated (hinged) for assured seating.
Mark Maximum: (crossed clarinets) / T ---?vile (cursive) / FRERE / a Paris. (cursive) / (crossed clarinets)
Mark Additional: Mark on all sections. Keys hallmarked: LG.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked, upper body also cracked.
Provenance: E. Angles, Paris, 17 July 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.