DCM 1428: Prosper Colas Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Nickel silver.; 59.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, to low D, modern post and rod keywork attached to ribs. The six principal rank toneholes are also drilled through thick ribs (12 millimeters in width for left hand, 12.5 millimeters for right hand).
Mark Maximum: PROSPER COLAS / PARIS
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel.
Condition: Tenon of head joint slightly out of round. Nickel silver cap apparently missing a threaded element.
Provenance: Source not known.

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.