DCM 1558: William Hall & Son Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap with decorative dark wood center inlay, brass key, ivory ferrules.; 60.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap.
Mark Maximum: WILLIAM HALL & SON / ? BROADWAY / N-YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head, lower, foot: WILLIAM HALL & SON / N-YORK
Condition: Head joint, severely cracked at socket. Replacement brass ferrule at head joint socket.
Provenance: Armand J. Barron, Los Angeles, 25 July 1947.

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.