Photo of DCM 1062: Anonymous Oboe in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Oboe in C
Medium: Wood, likely boxwood, stained dark and varnished, nickel silver keys and one ferrule, ivory ferrules. See Condition.; 52.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 15 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod. Duplicate F, E-flat holes, low B activated by LH little finger. Single holes 3 and 4. Tuning hole on bell.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Some finish worn. Currently finished with nickel silver ferrule from another instrument.
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.