DCM 1104: Bellissent Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver keys, ferrules, guide saddles for C, long F keys. Metal-lined sockets.; 61.2 cm., 62.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flaps. Post and rod on crescent-shaped flanges.
Mark Maximum: (harp) / BELLISSENT / A PARIS. / (an arc of five 5-pointed stars over a similar inverse arc (single line)) / #
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower, and foot. Middle joint marked: 1 or 2.
Provenance: J. Cheetham, Birkenhead, England, 1 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.
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