DCM 1341: Chabrier Peloubet Flute in C

Mark on foot; C. PELOUBET / NEW-YORK / FACTORY AT / BLOOMFIELD
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys. Metal-lined head joint.; 60.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, round flat flap, pin in wood.
Mark Maximum: C. PELOUBET / NEW-YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, and lower.
Condition: Head joint, upper section, cracked. Foot joint bottom ferrule cracked.
Provenance: Sadie Sharron, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 31 Jan. 1938.

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.