DCM 1592: Anonymous, English Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory(?) cap and ferrules, nickel silver key.; 59.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Lower body joint warped. Key is not original, but a replacement.
Provenance: A. J. Blencoe, Geneva, Illinois, 10 Jan. 1961.

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.