DCM 1058: Thibouville-Grandin French Flageolet
Summary
Instrument type: French Flageolet
Medium: Grenadilla(?), nickel silver keys, bone (possibly ivory) ferrules and mouthpiece.; 39.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 2/4 holes (upper thumbhole bushed with silver shield inlay) plus 3 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod.
Mark Maximum: THIBOUVILLE / GRANDIN. (in oval cartouche)
Mark Additional: Mark near fipple.
Provenance: H. Manière, Paris, 5 Aug. 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.
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