DCM 0772: Claude Laurent Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Clear glass, fluted decoration exterior, frosted inside, blue glass cap, silver keys, flanges, and ferrules.; 62.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 5 keys, round flat flaps including on D# an articulated (pivoted) design for ensured pad seat alignment. Keys affixed to silver flanges, B-flat, upper C, and F keys bolted to glass body, and G#, D# keys soldered to respective socket ferrules.
Mark Maximum: C, LAURENT À PARIS 1816, / Breveté, (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark engraved on socket of head.
Case: DCM ledger: "Case, square mahogany, lined with purple velvet. Unique...."
Provenance: Rudall, Carte & Co., London, 14 Apr. 1928.

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.