DCM 1138: Card; Liester Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, stained dark brown, silver key, ivory ferrules.; 59.9 cm. (without cap).
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap.
Mark Maximum: W. CARD / & / LIESTER/ 86 / QUADRANT / REGENT ST / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on upper and lower body, foot: W. CARD / & / LIESTER / LONDON.
Condition: Missing ivory cap. The top of the ivory cap has cracked away and is missing from its lateral element which fits over a short tenon on the head joint. Head joint slightly warped, upper body joint warped.
Provenance: John T. Shiel, Walkden, near Manchester, England, 4 Apr. 1932.
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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