DCM 0677: Auguste Buffet, jeune Piccolo in C

According to DCM ledger, this instrument was gilded at some point or at least appeared to be gilded when received by DCM.
Instrument type: Piccolo in C
Medium: Brass, cocus and metal cork-setting mechanism and end cap. Ivory/celluloid(?) embouchure barrel with cocus.; 32.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 5 keys, conical, including upper C, modern style key cups, post and rod, on rib-like flanges. The principal rank fingerholes are slightly elevated.
Mark Maximum: A. BUFFET / JNE / PARIS / [illegible]
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel.
Condition: Embouchure barrel cracked in 2 places. C key spring missing.
Provenance: John T. Shiel, Walkden, near Manchester, England, 24 Sept. 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.