DCM 0870: Du Mont Alto Flute in G

The unusually plain ferrules and head joint cap may all be replacements, those on the foot joint and middle joint being of bone, with those on the head possibly of bone. See "Flute Misnomers" regarding Bass vs. Alto.
Instrument type: Alto Flute in G
Medium: Boxwood, brass key, ivory and bone ferrules and end cap (see Notes).; 80.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (3 fleurs-de-lis) / DVMONT
Mark Additional: Mark on each sections.
Condition: The original head joint cap tuning screw is missing, and the upper 3 ferrules are all cracked, 2 of them in pieces. Three cracks at head joint socket.
Provenance: G. Hanken & Zoon, Rotterdam, 12 June 1929.

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.