DCM 1502: Anonymous, possibly French Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 59.7 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Provenance: Beste, place unknown, June 1933.

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.