DCM 1572: Anonymous, Germanic in style, although it may be from an American maker Flute

Instrument type: Flute
Medium: Boxwood, brass keys, black horn ferrules.; 58.95 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, modern style key cups, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Head joint lower ferrule missing 2 chips of material. Lower body joint cracked at socket, the ferrule for it was cracked in 3 places, resulting now in a lost portion, approximately 60 degrees. Chip missing from foot joint upper ferrule.
Provenance: Harold Gabrielsky, Hoboken, New Jersey, 30 June 1954.

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.