DCM 1142: George Miller Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys. Metal-lined toneholes.; 66.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, square flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: PATENT // G-MILLER / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on body.
Condition: One side of G# key pin block is a replacement, now half-missing.
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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