Robert Sidney Pratten, 1824-1868, Dayton C. Miller Collection

Inscription: Verso: u. l.: (in pencil) 13232 / 383; top center: (in black ink) Robert Sidney Pratten. / born - 23 January 1824. / died - 10 February 1868.
Provenance: Source not known.
Condition: Lower right corner of mount chipped. Lower right edge of photo has an irridescent sheen which represents a deterioration process common to gelatin silver prints. A beige glassine envelope that houses the photograph is torn.

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.