DCM 0804: Martin Lot Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, brass key, animal horn ferrule at head joint socket.; 61.7 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap.
Mark Maximum: (dolphin) M. LOT (dolphin)
Mark Additional: Mark on each section.
Condition: Head joint cracked, not ferrule. Tenon cracked in upper body joint.
Provenance: Henning Oppermann, Basel, 7 Aug. 1928. Formerly in the collection of Hauptmann Schumacher, Lucerne.

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.