DCM 1219: Hermann Wrede Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, stained brown, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys.; 60.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (unicorn head) / H · WREDE / 15 / ST IOHNS SQUARE / CLERKENWELL / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on upper, lower, foot: H · WREDE / LONDON
Provenance: Boston Antique Shop, Boston, 22 June 1934.
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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