Photo of DCM 0988: Louis Lot Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, including cap and cork-setting mechanism. Silver keys, ferrules, socket liners, upper body joint upper tenon.; 60.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 5 keys, post and rod, modern style key cups.
Mark Maximum: L.L. / LOUIS-LOT / PARIS / 261 // BREVETE
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head, lower, foot: L.L. / LOUIS-LOT / PARIS / 261. Marks are gilt-filled.
Condition: Head joint cracked at socket. Lower body joint cracked at socket.
Provenance: H. Manière, Paris, 5 Sept. 1930.

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.