Photo of DCM 1088: Card Piccolo in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Piccolo in C
Medium: Rosewood(?), silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 30.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 5 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod, plus 3 finger rings. Combination simple system in left hand with closed G# and Boehm system in right hand utilizing 3 finger rings. C#/D trill.
Mark Maximum: W. CARD / ST JAMES'S ST / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on upper. Mark on head: W. CARD / LONDON
Condition: Barrel cracked.
Provenance: William Hayes, London, 3 Oct. 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.