DCM 1440: Anonymous Fife in B-flat(?)

Instrument type: Fife in B-flat(?)
Medium: Black-finished brown wood, silver ferrules, 2 nickel silver rings.; 37.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes.
Condition: Crack, repaired with 2 nickel silver rings. Scratch marks where embouchure device was removed.
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.