DCM 0386: Johann Georg Otto Flute in C
The present steel spring appears to be a replacement and the foot joint bottom ferrule also appears to be a replacement. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained, ivory cap and ferrules, brass key.;... More
Drei Flötenspieler (Three Flute Players), Dayton C. Miller Collection
Flemish (artist nationality) painter and draughtsman (artist role) Recto: u. r.: (within etching, script monogram) A. P. ; verso: u. l.: (in pencil) Oppermann / Feb. 16, 1929 / 50 fcs = $10.00 ; l. l.: (in penc... More
A Company Making Music - Public domain image related to music prforma...
Dutch (artist nationality) draughtsman, engraver, print publisher and painter (artist role) Recto: bottom center: (within image) Crispin de Pass inuent . excudit . ; bottom: (beneath image, in Latin) Concentu v... More
Procession d'une nouvelle Mariée qui se rend chez son Mari / Plegtige ...
Dutch (artist nationality) draughtsman and engraver (artist role) Recto: top center: (banner in sky, in French) PROCESSION d’une nouvelle MARIÉE qui se rend chez son MARI ; l. l.: J. v. Schley sculp. ; bottom c... More
DCM 0273: Anonymous, North American Indian (Chippewa) Reed Pipe, Deer ...
DCM ledger quotes letter from Frances Densmore, 11 Sept. 1922: "On a recent trip to the Chippewa County I obtained one of the whistles used by the Chippewa in calling deer and am sending it to you today. It is ... More
DCM 0426: Keith Prowse & Co. Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 65.65 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs over square metal plates for C#, C, pin in block.... More
DCM 0604: Jean Daniel Holtzapffel Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, silver keys, ferrules.; 67.75 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, round flaps, pin in block, except low C#, C. Foot keys have conical leather plugs screwed on keys, in tubu... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 0106: Anonymous Whistle (Duct)
Instrument type: Whistle (Duct) Medium: Terracotta.; 10 cm. Key Holes System: 2 fingerholes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Left ear and left rear leg broken off and missing. Provenance: Traveling salesman,... More
DCM 0306: Boehm & Mendler Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, thinned, silver keys and ferrules, wood crutch.; 66.5 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, Schleif key. Mark Maximum: BOEHM & MENDLER / MÜNCHEN Mark Addi... More
Photo of DCM 1609: Anonymous Flute Swab - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute Swab Medium: Mahogony(?) handle, black yarn swab head.; 33.4 cm. Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes a... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1619: Anonymous Transvserse Flute
Instrument type: Transvserse Flute Medium: Bamboo, partially painted black, with painted area scratched or carved away for natural bamboo color.; 25.3 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Co... More
DCM 1655: Wood & Ivy Flute in C (Part only)
Instrument type: Flute in C (Part only) Medium: Rosewood(?), with brass liner, silver ferrule.; 6.45 cm. (as is) Mark Maximum: Wood & Ivy (cursive) / LATE / Geoe Wood (cursive) / NEW COMPTON STR. / 50 / SOHO /... More
DCM 1373: Claude Laurent Flute in C
All three sockets have safety hooks. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass, frosted, fluted exterior. Silver keys and flanges.; 67.4 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, round curved flaps with a... More
DCM 1518: I. Ziegler Flute in C
Lower joint socket is encircled with a decorative animal horn ring underneath a nickel silver ring. All possibly original or an early repair attempt. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, ivory head, nicke... More
Photo of DCM 1506: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Rosewood, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 65.4 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, modern style key cups, with pewter plugs over round metal plates for C#, C. ... More
DCM 0893: Jean Baptiste Tabard Flute in C
Foot joint had ivory register slide. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory, silver keys and ferrules. Head joint partially metal-lined with tuning slide.; 61.5 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, flat oval flaps... More
DCM 0861: Anonymous, Central American Indian Whistle (Duct Flute)
DCM ledger: "Aztec Indian, Nahua." Instrument type: Whistle (Duct Flute) Medium: Terracotta.; 5.7 cm. Key Holes System: 0 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Parts (head and one limb) missing. Provenance... More
DCM 0474: Emil Rittershausen Flute in C
Head joint fully lined with a metal pipe which terminates as a tuning slide within the socket. With crutch. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, silver-plated keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 6... More
DCM 0208: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flute
Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Wood.; 66.1 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Six evenly spaced, unusually small fingerholes relative to most courting flutes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: F... More
DCM 0672: A. Osmanek Piccolo in D-flat
Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat Medium: Boxwood, brass keys and ferrules, nickel silver hinge tubes.; 29.1 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod. Mark Maximum: · A. OSMANEK · / S... More
DCM 0530: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Whistle
DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Wood, quill flue cover, lashed with sinew (gut).; 57.7 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 15 Dec. 1925. The D... More
Friedrich Kuhlau, 1786-1832 - Public domain scenic engraving
Signed: Recto: l. r.: (in lithograph, signature of lithographer) Em Barentzen ft [fecit] / 1838; bottom edge: (in lithograph, signature of Kuhlau) Fr. Kuhlau Inscription: Recto: l. l.: (in lithograph) Em. Baren... More
Joly, dans La Belle au Bois Dormant (Joly, in Sleeping Beauty)
French (artist nationality) draughtsman, engraver, lithographer, and actor (artist role) Verso: l. l.: (in pencil) C575/224 (inscription) Etching. (medium) Fine condition. Trimmed to image, except for a quarter... More
Mr. De la Flute. Joueur de plusieurs instrumens. (Monsieur De la Flute...
French (artist nationality) engraver and painter (artist role) Recto: bottom center: Mr. De la Flute. / Joueur de plusiers instrumens. ; encased in mylar, glued to the mat, is a fragment, possibly removed from ... More
DCM 1026: Moritz-Max Mönnig Flute in C
DCM ledger, Valderpoort letter to DCM, 23 July 1930: "...the only Schwedler-Reform Flute entirely made of metal. This flute was made for Mr. Schwedler by Mönnig in Leipzig as a mark of gratitude. However as Mr.... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 0659: Joseph Ebner Flageolet
DCM ledger states that Ebner was a "dealer, not maker." This instrument has a wide ivory mouthpiece, not containing the usual round windway, but extremely flattened to appear like a (bassoon) double reed. Instr... More
DCM 1040: Anonymous Walking Stick Flute in C
Pommel threaded into head joint. Both the single key (D#) and the lateral terminating vent hole are decoratively elevated. The head and body sections have plain brass ferrules at both ends. The bottom staff sec... More
DCM 1137: Cornelius Ward Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules.; 66.3 cm. Key Holes System: Ward's patent system, conical bore, see DCM 572. Modern post and rod key design, with the exception of one ivory... More
Autels Trepieds et Instruments de Musique (Altars, Tripods and Musical...
after etchings by Pierre-Philippe Choffard, draughtsman and engraver, 1730-1809, based on drawings by Pierre Adrien Pâris, painter, architect, draughtsman, decorator, and engraver, 1745-1819, originally publish... More
DCM 0719: Claude Laurent Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Frosted clear glass. Cap, rose-cut (faceted) rock crystal with hemisphere of silver for backing. Silver keys and ferrules.; 62.9 cm. Key Holes System: 3 keys, including D#, ... More
La Lutte Artistique / Quadrille (The Artistic Struggle / Quadrille)
printed by Guillet, Paris, lithographer (artist notes) French (artist nationality) genre painter, illustrator and etcher (artist role) Recto: l. l. (signed) J Worms ; u. c.: La Lutte Artistique / Quadrille; l. ... More
Das Armbrustschiessen zu München 1599 (The Crossbow Archers in Munich...
German (artist nationality) painter and engraver on copper and wood (artist role) Recto: top center: (title, in old German) Abriss dess Schüessplats auf dem Plachfelt neben dem fl. Lusthauss. ; l. r.: (oval sta... More
La Flûte lui tint lieu de Lyre chez Admète (The Flute took the place ...
after Hubert François Bourguignon d'Anville, called Gravelot, painter, draughtsman, engraver, 1699-1773 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Gravelot, Hubert François Bourguignon d'... More
DCM 0587: Clementi & Co. Flute in C
This instrument is unusual and may have received several alterations, reasons for which are not clear. According to DCM: "All fingerholes are bushed, as though the large Nicholson holes have been reduced." Howe... More
Photo of DCM 0522: Gisborne Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Ferrules decorated (not chased). Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, bright nickel silver lip plate ferrule, keys, ferrules, and fingerhole bushings, metal-lined head.; 65.5 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys... More
DCM 1038: Benedikt Pentenrieder Flute in C
DCM ledger: "Unique keys equivalent to 8 keys with several extra touch-pieces, and cross G#. All keys flat-circle flaps in wood lugs. F#, G#, B-flat keys all have light springs which alone open the keys. For ea... More
DCM 1176: Joseph Baumann French Flageolet
Instrument type: French Flageolet Medium: Ebony(?), ivory ferrules and mouthpiece exterior.; 29.05 cm. Key Holes System: 2/4 holes. Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / BAUMANN. / A PARIS. / (5-pointed star) Mark ... More
DCM 1451: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flute
Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Bamboo.; 26.6 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, ... More
DCM 0241: Anonymous, North American Indian Courting Flute (Vertical Wh...
Decorated with indented dots, painted red. The end is carved with a geometric design. Lead flue plate and carved wooden cover in the form of unidentified animal. Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistl... More
DCM 1587: Anonymous, English or American Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver lip plate ferrule, keys, and ferrules.; 59 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, post and rod, direct mount. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Head joint, upper... More
DCM 0781: William Henry Potter Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus or unidentified tropical dark wood. Ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules. Silver keys, pewter plugs over metal-lined holes.; 67.15 cm. Key Holes System: 7 k... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 0525: Anonymous Mystery Tube
DCM purchased this object from his major source of Native American instruments, however, this may not be an instrument at all. DCM ledger: "Flute? Thin-walled bamboo, closed at top and bottom by natural septum.... More
Photo of DCM 0605: Triebert Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Head joint rosewood cap a replacement, possibly DCM, who reported it missing when acquired. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Rosewood(?), silver keys and ferrules. Head joint partly metal-lined, including tu... More
DCM 0418: Michael Duval Flute in C
The foot joint key is unique, having a plug pad similar to the English style pewter plug but instead made of leather, and secured with a screw. Instead of being applied between wood lugs with a pin, this has on... More
Photo of DCM 0601: Proff Flute in C - Public domain dedication
The silver key, if original, has soldered to it underneath a brass spline as part of a breakage repair. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys.; 61.05 cm. Key Holes Sy... More
DCM 0563: J. A. & W. Geib Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, silver key, ivory end cap (possibly bone) and ferrules.; 60.3 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: J · A · W · GEIB / 23 / MAI... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1616: Anonymous Transverse Flute
Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Bamboo, partially painted black and red, with painted area scratched or carved away for natural bamboo color.; 35.5 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes plus 4 vent holes a... More
DCM 1671: Edward Baack Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, ivory head joint, nickel silver end cap shaft, keys, and ferrules. Metal tuning slide.; 66.4 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs for low C#, C.... More
DCM 1515: Anonymous Fife in B-flat(?)
This instrument, although unstamped, is essentially the same as DCM 649. Although the source is unknown, it may also have been acquired from S. Koch. Instrument type: Fife in B-flat(?) Medium: Grenadilla(?), ni... More
Photo of DCM 0831: Goulding Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys with pewter plugs, metal-lined toneholes.; 66.1 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, pewter plugs, pin in metal-lined block, except for... More
Photo of DCM 0148: Cahusac Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, brass key.; 61.15 cm. (without cap) Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat, slightly curved flap. Mark Maximum: CAHUSAC / LONDON Mark Additional: Mark on all sections... More
Correct Position for the Fingers, Dayton C. Miller Collection
Unknown (artist nationality) Color relief halftone. (medium) Good condition. (condition) Collier's, 28 June 1924. (provenance) Flute (instrument) 20th century (century) Greeting Cards and Magazine Covers (mille... More
Francois Nicolas Barthelemy Dequevauviller - L' Assemblée au Concert (...
after a painting in gouache by Niklas Lafrensen, the younger, called Lavreince, miniaturist and watercolorist, 1737-1807 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Lafrensen, Niklas, the ... More
Richard Carte, 1808-1891 - Public domain portrait print
Inscription: Recto: l. c.: (printed) RICHARD CARTE, / FLAUTIST AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER. / THE FOUNDER OF THE MUSICAL DIRECTORY. DIED NOV. 26TH, 1891.; l. l.: (printed) Woodbury Company, / (Eyre and Spottis... More
DCM 1489: Anonymous Xun (Vessel Flute)
With circular wooden stand, possibly rosewood, consisting of lower hollow round base on 4 short legs supporting a second and wider diameter retaining ring mounted on 4 legs. The stand appears to be a relatively... More
DCM 0572: Cornelius Ward Flute in C
See DCM 44 and 572a. Head joint with patented "Terminator and Indicator," this has the normal 19th century sheet metal tuning slide arrangement, with tuning marks in numerals. Once the correct head joint length... More
DCM 0615: Thomas Lot III Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained medium brown, ivory cap and ferrules, silver key.; 63 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: T * LOT / (lion rampant) Mark Ad... More
DCM 0726: Staudinger Walking Stick Flute in C
Head joint upper ferrule and core hole bushings of ivory, lower ferrule originally ivory, now replaced with bone(?) ferrule. Middle joint terminates at lower end with animal horn ferrule containing a threaded s... More
DCM 0328: Franz Simon Schuechbaur Treble (Alto) Recorder in F
In the usual 3 joints, head, body, foot, except that the sections are joined with machine threads; 2 for head joint, 3 for foot joint, similar to DCM 945 (see detail photograph). Instrument type: Treble (Alto) ... More
DCM 0974: Theobald Boehm Flute in C
Embouchure hole large, rectangular, with recessed area for lower lip. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, finger rings, ferrules. Boxwood crutch.; 65.1 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm 18... More
Niet hoe veel, maer hoe eel. (Not how many, but how well.), recto / Ru...
Dutch (artist nationality) draughtsman, etcher, cartographer and publisher (artist role) Recto: top center: (printed text, in Dutch) VAN DE SINNEPOPPEN. ; u. r.: (page number) 21 ; left half of page: XXI / Niet... More
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German (artist nationality) history and battle painter (artist role) Recto: (in blue pencil, erased?) l. r. 1796; verso: (in pencil) u. l.: Henning Oppermann / Nov. 1928 / $28.00; l. c.: Jac. Matth. [?]; l. l.:... More
Jacques Dassonville - Les musiciens champêtres (Country musicians)
French (artist nationality) painter and etcher (artist role) Recto: l. l.: (within plate) I Dassonneuille fecit ; verso: center: (oval red stamp) [MEWES] ; l. l. (oval blue stamp, with stars inside and text aro... More
DCM 1598: Anonymous Band Flute in A-flat (B-flat)
Instrument type: Band Flute in A-flat (B-flat) Medium: Cocus(?), nickel silver key and ferrules.; 42 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, post and rod, direct mount. Mark Maximum: (crown) / London (cursive) / IMPROVED... More
Richard Low 17th century - Public domain engraving
after a painting possibly by John Hayls, portraitist, 1600?-1679; published by John Smith, painter, draughtsman, and engraver, 1652-1743 (artist notes) British (artist nationality) draughtsman and engraver (art... More
Tubicines, Liticines, Lÿricines, Cornicines, qui praecedebant Victimam...
Unknown (artist nationality) Recto: top center: (in Latin) Tubicines, Liticines, Lÿricines, Cornicines, qui praecede- / bant Victimam et Hecatoniben. / Sacra enim sua nunquam / celebrabant antiqui sine musicis ... More
DCM 1429: Barlassina & Billoro Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Nickel silver.; 68 cm. Key Holes System: 15 keys, simple system (9 keys plus key plates for the 6 principal rank toneholes). Mark Maximum: BARLASSINA / & / BILLORO / MILANO ... More
Das Weisskunigs Erfahrung in Mummerei (Of the White King's Introducti...
German (artist nationality) painter and woodcut designer (artist role) Recto: l. c.: (initials in border of tablecloth) H B ; l. l.: (in pencil) H B Wm ; l. c.: (arrow, pointing upward) ; verso: (in pencil) l. ... More
DCM 0670: Claude Laurent Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass, frosted inside with fluted exterior, mother-of-pearl cap, silver keys, ferrules.; 67.3 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, round flat flaps on flanges bolted to body ... More
Photo of DCM 0367a: Anonymous Panpipes - Public domain dedication
See DCM 366, Notes. DCM ledger: "These instruments [367a-b] play the principal melody, not in unison, but in thirds. The two lower tones are often omitted in instruments for this part. The highest tones are dif... More
Photo of DCM 1673: Anonymous Flute Swab - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute Swab Medium: Public domain photo of museum object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contain... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1618: Anonymous Transverse Flute
Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Bamboo, partially painted black and green, with painted area scratched or carved away for natural bamboo color.; 38.1 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus 4 vent holes... More
DCM 1579: Anonymous Svirala (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Instrument type: Svirala (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Wood.; 30.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Spofford Whiting, New York, 5 Nov. 1954. The Dayton C. Miller collecti... More
DCM 0118: George Winfield Haynes Flute in Low F (Alto or Bass in F)
DCM ledger: "The tube is made of Mexican silver dollars, which cost 43 cents per dollar. Head joint is seamless, made of hollow ingot, bored, turned, and drawn on special hydraulic draw-bench. Tube has the firs... More
DCM 0717: Claude Laurent Flute in C
Safety lock at head joint. DCM ledger: "Seems to be identical with Victoria and Albert specimen, dated 1815." Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass, frosted inside, fluted exterior, mother-of-pearl ca... More
DCM 0104: Wünnenberg Dual-Use Flute Head Joint
Head joint with nearly 180 degree U-bend followed by a nearly right angle bend for vertical holding (patent no. 49789). The basic curved unit terminates in a tenon which fits into either a standard metal cylind... More
DCM 0606: Noë frères Flute in C
The three body joint tenons have nickel silver strengthening ferrules both at the end and at the shoulder. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys, ivory ferrules and cork-setting mechanism. Cap ... More
DCM 0061: Boehm & Mendler Flute in D-flat
Instrument type: Flute in D-flat Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver ribs, and silver or silver-plated keys and ferrules.; 50.05 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, post and rod. Mark Maximum: BOEHM & M... More
DCM 1437: Henry Pourcelle, tradename for Bruno, importer in New York C...
Instrument type: Clarinet in E-flat Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver.; 41.6 cm. Key Holes System: Simple system, right hand finger rings, sometimes called Albert System. See "Meyer-Albert Systematic Misnomers... More
Le Fluteur (The Flutist) - Public domain scenic engraving
after a painting by Alexis Grimou, painter, 1678-1733 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Grimou, Alexis, 1678-1733 (original artist) Recto: l. l.: (just beneath image) Peint par G... More
DCM 0179: Maino & Orsi Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebonite, nickel silver ferrules.; 53cm. Key Holes System: Giorgi system, to low D. See DCM 112. Mark Maximum: MAINO E ORSI / MILANO (inside oval shield) / DI / PROF. R. ORSI... More
DCM 0240: Boehm & Greve Flute in C
Each tenon strengthened with silver ferrule. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver head joint tuning slide components and silver ferrules.; 66.3 cm. Key Holes System: 9 keys, round flat flaps, post... More
DCM 1287: William Sherman Haynes Flute
DCM ledger: "Designed for lecture demonstrations, on harmonic tones, and complex quality due to overtones.... Only tones: C, C#, D." Instrument type: Flute Medium: Silver.; 67.7 cm. Key Holes System: 2 keys, f... More
DCM 0220: Ubaldo Luvoni Piccolo in C
Unusual, including a separate foot joint. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Ebony(?), nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head and key blocks.; 31.2 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flat flaps,... More
DCM 1569: Possibly distributed or made by Merklein Clarinet in A
Integral boxwood thumb rest. Instrument type: Clarinet in A Medium: Boxwood, cocus mouthpiece, brass keys, animal horn ferrules.; 66 cm. (with mouthpiece). Key Holes System: 12 keys, modern style key cups, in ... More
Bansy (Bunsee - Bamboo Nose Flute), Dayton C. Miller Collection
Flemish (artist nationality) marine painter, etcher, and ethnographer (artist role) Recto: l. l.: 2.me Section. ; bottom center: BANSY. ; l. r.: Livraison. 24.me ; verso: u. l.: (in pencil) Paul Ritti / July 19... More
DCM 0968: Anonymous Csakan(y) (Flageolet)
Instrument type: Csakan(y) (Flageolet) Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys, ferrules.; 34.85 cm. Key Holes System: 0/7 holes plus 6 keys, modern post and rod (pins not screws). Elevated fingerhole 7 incorpo... More
DCM 0979: Johann Gottlieb Freyer Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Figured boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, silver keys.; 62.3 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, square flat flaps, pin in block, the 5th key being a short... More
DCM 0935: Anonymous, North American Indian (Jicarilla Apache) Courting...
DCM ledger: "Jicarilla Apache." Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Unidentified hard wood, leather thong, lead flue plate. Decorated with designs painted blue, yellow, and green in... More
DCM 0945: Johann Benedikt Gahn Treble (Alto) Recorder in F
Highly carved and filled with black ink. Carved with floral design, fruit, leaves, and birds. This recorder is unusual in that the head joint is made of 2 sections, which are joined with machine threads and lik... More
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German (artist nationality) history and battle painter (artist role) Recto: (in blue pencil, erased?) l. r. 1796; verso: (in pencil) u. l.: Henning Oppermann / Nov. 1928 / $28.00; l. c.: Jac. Matth. [?]; l. l.:... More
Gerard Valck - The Flute Lesson, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instrum...
after a mezzotint by Wallerant Vaillant, painter, draughtsman, and mezzotint engraver, 1623-1677, based on a painting by Gerard Pietersz. van Zyl, called Geraers, or Gerards Geraers, portrait and genre painter,... More
DCM 1588: Theobald Boehm, Carl Mendler, James S. Wilkins, Jr. Alto Flu...
The rectangular name plaque on the barrel appears likely to have been added by Tucker, in 1925, and stating what he may have understood to be the correct maker attribution. See "Flute Misnomers" regarding Bass ... More
DCM 0071: Theodore Berteling Flute in C
Interesting key arrangement, low C# fingered with left little finger, and extra LH 3rd finger lever for upper C. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, hardwood cap (originally covered with nickel silv... More
DCM 1110: Anonymous, South American Indian (Guayaquil) Vertical Whistl...
DCM ledger: "Indian, Ecuador, Guayaquil." Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute (Pingullo) Medium: Bamboo.; 29 cm. Key Holes System: 1/2 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Scott E. Forbush, Pasadena, ... More
Photo of DCM 1325: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver key.; 63.1 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square (trapezoid)-like flap. The finger spatula is highly ornate, taking the form of a pinea... More
Photo of DCM 1296: Piering Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, brass keys.; 61.7 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, square flaps, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (Prussian eagle) / PIERIN... More
William Hogarth - The Enraged Musician, Dayton C. Miller Collection
British (artist nationality) painter, etcher, and engraver (artist role) Recto: l. c.: The Enraged Musician ; l. r.: (just beneath image) Design'd, Engrav'd, & Publish'd by Wm. Hogarth Nov.br the 30.th 1741. Ac... More
Hercules and Telephus, after Charles-Nicolas Cochin
after an etching by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, draughtsman and engraver, 1715-1790 (artist notes) Unknown (artist nationality) Cochin, Charles-Nicolas, the younger, 1715-1790 (original artist) Recto: t... More
DCM 0280: A. Rampone Piccolo in C
Embouchure engraved with lyre, sunburst, floral motif. The 6 principal fingerholes are engraved around the fingerhole. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Silver, double wall, both head joint and body. Head j... More