DCM 1267: Mathäus Hirschstein Flute in A(?), Flute d'amore

Instrument type: Flute in A(?), Flute d'amore
Medium: Ivory, silver key and cork-setting mechanism.; 69.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / HIRSCHSTEIN / (fleur-de-lis)
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower, foot. Mark may have double lily underneath.
Condition: Ivory cap and cork-setting mechanism do not appear to be original. The middle joint tenon is affixed to the joint with machine threads, possibly a replacement. Currently the tenon has shrunk so much that the threads make no mechanical contact and the tenon is currently stuck in the foot joint socket.
Provenance: William Hayes, London, 11 Sept. 1935.

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.