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Photo of DCM 1085: E. Cuddy Flute in C - Public domain dedication

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Photo of DCM 1085: E. Cuddy Flute in C - Public domain dedication

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Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys.; 65.95 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs over square metal plates for C#, C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: E. CUDDY / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, barrel, lower body, and foot.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. Cap present but missing threaded cork shaft. B-flat key mount and key missing. Initial repair attempts not completed.
Provenance: William Hayes, London, 26 Sept. 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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1700 - 1900
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london
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Library of Congress
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Public Domain

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