Photo of DCM 1385: Louis Lot Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver keys, and silver ferrules with nickel silver posts. Head joint partially metal-lined.; 65.4 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G#, with 4 ring keys, foot to C. Briccialdi B-flat thumb.
Mark Maximum: L.L. / LOUIS-LOT / PARIS / 2705 / BREVETÉ
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Mark on foot: L.L. / LOUIS-LOT / PARIS
Condition: Cracked at head joint socket.
Provenance: A. Whitehead, New York, 5 June 1939.

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.