DCM 1220: Firth Pond & Co. Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus(?), ivory cap and ferrules, nickel silver key.; 60.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, round flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: FIRTH POND & CO. / FRANKLIN SQE / N-YORK / GERMAN SILVER
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head, lower, foot; FIRTH POND & CO. / N-YORK
Condition: Flute warped. Head and cap cracked. Foot joint upper ferrule is a replacement.
Provenance: Whitlock's Book Store, New Haven, Connecticut, 19 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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