DCM 1595: Anonymous Combination Piccolo-Flageolet in C

Detachable ivory mouthpiece on flageolet head joint.
Instrument type: Combination Piccolo-Flageolet in C
Medium: Grenadilla, ivory mouthpiece, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 31.3 cm. (piccolo) ; 40.05 cm. (flageolet).
Key Holes System: 6 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Body section missing upper ferrule. Piccolo head joint missing lower ferrule. Body section cracked at upper end. Flageolet head joint cracked, lower section.
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.