DCM 0780: William Hall & Son Flute in C

Elegantly engraved end cap and all ferrules. Portion of lip plate ferrule engraved with decorative border figure surrounding area possibly meant originally to receive inscription.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Rosewood(?), silver-plated cap, lip plate ferrule, keys, and ferrules.; 65.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, modern style key cups except low C, C# which have pewter plugs. English style, large fingerholes.
Mark Maximum: WILLIAM HALL & SON / 239 BROADWAY / N-YORK / 8184
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head, barrel, lower body, and foot: WILLIAM HALL & SON / N-YORK
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Provenance: Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles, 2 May 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.