Photo of DCM 1042: E. Forni Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Barrel has inset silver plate for initials, now obliterated.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys, ferrules, metal-lined head and blocks.; 79.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 13 keys, modern style key cups, foot to A with pewter plugs for low C# - A. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: E. FORNI / MILANO
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower body.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked, formerly filled. Barrel pinned. Several key mounts have block portion missing. Upper joint upper tenon area cracked and chipped, formerly cross-pinned, now missing. Lower joint crack at socket with cross-pin repair, wood is chipped and missing. Cap likely not original.
Provenance: Emil Müller, Pressnitz bei Komotau, Czechoslovakia, 15 Apr. 1931.

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.