DCM 1185: D'Almaine & Co. Flute in E-flat

Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Boxwood, brass keys, ivory ferrules.; 49.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, square flat flaps. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (crown between garlands) / D'ALMAINE & Cº / LATE / GOULDING & D'ALMAINE / SOHO SQUARE / LONDON / 3
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on upper, lower, foot: (Prince of Wales feathers) / D'ALMAINE & Cº
Condition: B-flat (sounding D-flat) key block broken off and missing one side (at pin line).
Provenance: Mrs. Fred H. Rogers, Weymouth, Massachusetts, 6 July 1933.

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.