Тип: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver-plated keys, ivory ferrules.

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver-plated keys, ivory ferrules.; 66.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, modern style key cups, pewter plugs over round metal plates for C#, C.
Mark Maximum: FIRTH POND & CO. / FRANKLIN SQE / N-YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head, barrel, lower, foot: FIRTH POND & CO. / N-YORK
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked, including one ferrule. G# mount chipped. Upper ivory ferrule on foot joint, a replacement.
Provenance: Arthur Stringer, Portland, Oregon, 1 Nov. 1929.

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.