Photo of DCM 1198: Monzani Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Summary
Keys stamped with crown, except 1 replacement key. Hallmarks on silver ferrules. Seventh key is extra B-flat lever (first finger RH).
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, ivory cork-setting mechanism, silver keys and ferrules.; 65.3 (with head joint 1) ; 65.8 (head joint 2) cm.
Key Holes System: 7 keys, saltspoon, foot to C#.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / MONZANI & Cº / 24 DOVER ST / LONDON / 1370
Mark Additional: Mark on upper. Mark on head, lower body: (crown) / MONZANI / 1, or 2. Lower body also with: PATENT.
Provenance: Antique shop, Warwick, England, referred by Harry H. Peach, Leicester, England, 9 Sept. 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.
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