![[ Vuillaume violin : strung instrument, from end button]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1zdHJ1bmctaW5zdHJ1bWVudC1mcm9tLWVuZC1idXR0b24tMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "[ Vuillaume violin : strung instrument, from end button]")
[ Vuillaume violin : strung instrument, from end button]
472_7417_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![Musical Instruments - [ Vuillaume violin : left f-hole]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1sZWZ0LWYtaG9sZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "Musical Instruments - [ Vuillaume violin : left f-hole]")
Musical Instruments - [ Vuillaume violin : left f-hole]
472_7308_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
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
Violoncello by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, "Castelbarco"
Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1723, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...
Wurlitzer catalog no. 6085 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1697, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...
Wurlitzer catalog no. 4289 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Albrecht Dürer - Das Mannerbad (The Men's Bath)
German (artist nationality) painter and engraver (artist role) Recto: l. c.: (monogram) AD ; verso: (in pencil) u. l.: Clark's Dec 1937; l. l.: C575/687 [and] 00425830; l. r.: 10 1/4 x 14 3/8. (inscription) Wo... More
DCM 0167: Anonymous, Japanese Shakuhachi (Notched Flute)
Bound with black lacquered string between front holes 1 and 2. Instrument type: Shakuhachi (Notched Flute) Medium: Bamboo, lacquered red inside, black horn uta-guchi, bound with black lacquered string.; 54.5 c... More
DCM 1634: Moritz-Max Mönnig Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys, tenons, and lined sockets (with inner tube).; 67.5 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, with Schleiff key, and patent B-flat/C trill key. Mark... More
DCM 1219: Hermann Wrede Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained brown, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys.; 60.2 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (unicorn head) / H · WREDE / 15 / ST... More
Still life with skull, candlestick, flute, and flowers
Dutch (artist nationality) painter and etcher (artist role) Recto: l. r.: (signed) l. r.: A VAN S'TRY ; verso: (in pencil) l. l.: Abraham van Stry / 1756-1815 [sic] / C575/508 [and] Spaetti [sic] / Sept. 1931 ... More
DCM 0507: Joannes Hyacinthus Rottenburgh Flute in C
A boxwood performance head joint with an approximated proper embouchure hole was made for the instrument by C. E. Folkers, former Curator of the Dayton C. Miller Collection. See DCM 1495. Scanned separately wit... More
Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"
Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871
Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
DCM 0735: Anonymous Gawaq (Transverse Whistle Flute)
DCM ledger: "Biskra, Algeria." Instrument type: Gawaq (Transverse Whistle Flute) Medium: Bamboo.; 29.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: C. Van Raalte Collection, Brownsea Cas... More
DCM 1293: H. Faveryear Flute in C
Instrument may have had several corps de rechange. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Figured boxwood, ivory cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys, brass-lined head.; 67.3 cm. Key Holes System: 6 k... More
Bernard Picart - Recorder Player's Hands, Dayton C. Miller Collection
French (artist nationality) painter, draughtsman, and engraver (artist role) Recto: l. l.: B. Picart fec. 1707. ; verso: u. l.: (in pencil) Y 3 / [Desoe?] / Arthur H. Clark / Dec. 17, 1937 / 6.00 ; l. l.: (in p... More
DCM 1046: William Hollings Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, ferrules, metal-lined head.; 64.7 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs over round metal plates for C#, C. Pin in blo... More
Ste Cécile (Saint Cecilia) - Public domain portrait engraving
possibly after a drawing by Jean Dubois, le jeune, painter, 1645-1694, or by his brother, Louis Dubois, le jeune, painter, 1646-1702, of a painting by Pierre Mignard I, called Mignard le Romain, portrait and hi... More
Francesco Bartolozzi - May - Public domain portrait engraving
after a painting by William Hamilton, history and portrait painter, 1751-1801 (artist notes) Italian (artist nationality) painter and engraver (artist role) Hamilton, William, 1751-1801 (original artist) Recto:... 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
![[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1zdHJ1bmctc2Nyb2xsLWFuZC1wZWdib3gtcmlnaHQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, right]")
[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, right]
472_7351_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photo of DCM 0370c: Anonymous Panpipes - Public domain dedication
See DCM 366, Notes. See DCM 370a. Instrument type: Panpipes Medium: Bamboo.; 2.5 cm. x 24.5 cm. x 36.5 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Front of brace and one pipe cracked. Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Mila... More
Georg Fried: Haendel geb: 1684. Joh: Sebast: Bach geb; 1685. Joseph Ta...
Unknown (artist nationality) Recto: (beneath image) Georg Fried: Haendel geb: 1684. Joh: Sebast: Bach geb; 1685. Joseph Tartini geb: 1692. / Joh: Joach: Quanz geb: 1697. Christof Gluck geb: 1714. Nicolo Jomelli... More
The Flute Player 17th century - Public domain portrait engraving
after a painting by Otto Vorsterman, painter, 17th century (artist notes) Flemish (artist nationality) draughtsman and engraver (artist role) Vorsterman, Otto, 17th century (original artist) Recto: u. l.: (engr... More
![[ Vuillaume violin : front upper right corner]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1mcm9udC11cHBlci1yaWdodC1jb3JuZXItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "[ Vuillaume violin : front upper right corner]")
[ Vuillaume violin : front upper right corner]
472_7283_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Boy musician, Dayton C. Miller Collection
American (artist nationality) painter and illustrator (artist role) Recto: top center: The April / American / Magazine ; u. r.: 20 Cents ; l. r.: (signed) Norman / Rockwell ; left edge (spine of magazine) April... More
X-Ray of Dayton C. Miller - Drawing. Public domain image.
Inscription: Caption: "Three months after the discovery of X-rays Professor Miller 'posed' and Mrs. Miller operated the apparatus. The composite photograph is one of the first and finest ever made." Provenance:... More
![[ Vuillaume violin : strung instrument, left f-hole]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1zdHJ1bmctaW5zdHJ1bWVudC1sZWZ0LWYtaG9sZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "[ Vuillaume violin : strung instrument, left f-hole]")
[ Vuillaume violin : strung instrument, left f-hole]
472_7441_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[ Vuillaume violin : full strung instrument, front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1mdWxsLXN0cnVuZy1pbnN0cnVtZW50LWZyb250LTEwMjQuanBn/40/59/webp "[ Vuillaume violin : full strung instrument, front]")
[ Vuillaume violin : full strung instrument, front]
472_7389_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Une faiseuse de flutte / Eine Pfeiffenmacherin (A Female Wind Instrum...
published by Martin Engelbrecht, engraver, 1684-1756 (artist notes) German (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Recto: l. l.: C.P.S.C. Maj.; l. r.: Mart. Engelbrecht excud. A.V.; u. r. :170.; l. c.: (tit... 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
Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Kreisler"
Public domain photograph of decorated book cover, binding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, front left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1zdHJ1bmctc2Nyb2xsLWFuZC1wZWdib3gtZnJvbnQtbGVmdC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, front left]")
[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, front left]
472_7339_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
DCM 0461: Henry Fentum Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 66.3 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs for low C#, C over square plates. Mark Maximum: H ... More
Raree Show at Lin-sin-choo - Public domain portrait engraving
after a drawing by Thomas Allom, architect and landscape painter, 1804-1872 (artist notes) Unknown (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872 (original artist) Recto: l. l.: (just bene... More
Violin by Nicolo Amati, Cremona, 1654, "Brookings"
Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A Company Making Music - Public domain portrait engraving
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
![[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, front right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1zdHJ1bmctc2Nyb2xsLWFuZC1wZWdib3gtZnJvbnQtcmlnaHQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, front right]")
[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, front right]
472_7337_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
Violin by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, "Castelbarco"
Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mercurio sale in cielo per convocare gli Dei: Amorini nelle vele (Merc...
after a fresco by Raphael Santi, or Sanzi or Sanzio, called Raphael or Raphael Urbinas, painter, draughtsman, sculptor and architect, 1483-1520 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) history painter, draugh... More
DCM 0437: Anonymous, Maori Kooauau (End-blown Flute)
Tapered on each end, and containing (pasted to it) the following label: "Maori flute from East of North Island New Zealand." A description of this instrument is provided by Joseph Corkill(?) of Wairoa, New Zeal... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1488: Anonymous Flute in ?
Instrument type: Flute in ? Medium: Grenadilla, ivory upper head joint section. Nickel silver keys, ferrules, and end caps.; 70.6 cm. Key Holes System: 11 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod. Mark Maximu... More
DCM 0997: Augustin Grenser I; Jeremias Schlegel Flute in C
"Germany" stamped in English on the upper joint further confuses the identity. Possibly it pertains to the 1890 tariff mentioned in DCM 996, although that customs law does not apply to antiques. Instrument type... 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
Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"
Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, back right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1zdHJ1bmctc2Nyb2xsLWFuZC1wZWdib3gtYmFjay1yaWdodC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, back right]")
[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, back right]
472_7348_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
DCM 0488: Theodore Berteling Piccolo in D-flat
Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat Medium: Grenadilla, silver ferrules, metal-lined head.; 29.3 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G#, D-natural trill. DCM ledger: "Keys have been altered. Keys of uniq... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 0266: Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, brass keys, black horn ferrules.; 60.15 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, round flat flaps, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (? illegible) / (crown) Mark Additional: Mark on... 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
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
Circus Maximus, 16th century - Drawing. Public domain image.
from a book by Onofrio Panvinio, historian and archeologist, 1529-1568, published posthumously (artist notes) Unknown (artist nationality) Recto: top edge: (beneath moat, in Latin) POMPAE · CIRCENSIS · A · PRIS... More
![[ Vuillaume violin : full strung instrument, front right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1mdWxsLXN0cnVuZy1pbnN0cnVtZW50LWZyb250LXJpZ2h0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/59/webp "[ Vuillaume violin : full strung instrument, front right]")
[ Vuillaume violin : full strung instrument, front right]
472_7359_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vuillaume violin : strung instrument, right f-hole
472_7443_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, rear left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdnVpbGxhdW1lLXZpb2xpbi1zdHJ1bmctc2Nyb2xsLWFuZC1wZWdib3gtcmVhci1sZWZ0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/59/webp "[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, rear left]")
[ Vuillaume violin : strung scroll and pegbox, rear left]
472_7342_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Public Domain Images - Musique (Music), Dayton C. Miller Collection
after a painting possibly by Emmanuel Noterman, portrait, genre and animal painter and etcher, 1808-1863, or by Zacharias Noterman, genre and animal painter and etcher, 1813-1874; printed by Lemercier et Cie, P... More
Thurlow Lieurance with three Native American Indians, one of whom play...
Inscription: Recto: l. l.: (in ink) For / Dayton C. Miller / from / Thurlow Lieurance / 1922; Verso: u. r.: (in pencil) 316 Provenance: Thurlow Lieurance, Lincoln, Nebraska, 29 May 1922. Condition: Good conditi... More
Ragna Norstrand - Public domain portrait painting
Inscription: Cover of wrapper: u. l.: (photography studio name, embossed in circle) H PAETZ; inside cover, center: (in pencil) Miss Ragna Norstrand / Copenhagen, / Denmark / 2/11/29; Recto of photo: l. r.: (emb... More
Violoncello by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, "Castelbarco"
Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Violin by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, "Castelbarco"
Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1683, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...
Wurlitzer catalog no. 5730 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
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 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 0238: Anonymous, North American Indian (Pilager) Courting Flute (V...
The flue cover is, for this plain instrument, unusually ornate, carved, possibly to resemble a rattlesnake's rattle, integral mouthpipe. DCM ledger: "Pilager Tribe of Minnesota." Instrument type: Courting Flute... More
DCM 1144: Geo. Potter & Co. Flute in E-flat
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, ferrules. Head joint partially metal-lined.; 51.25 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod, direct mount. Mark Maxi... More
Photo of DCM 0257: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Rosewood(?), nickel silver lip plate, keys, bushings at toneholes, metal-lined head.; 65.9 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, Nicholson holes, post and rod, modern style key cups... More
Photo of DCM 1322: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Terracotta, reddish brown color.; 5.8 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 30 Sept. 1937. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of... More
DCM 0902: James Wood Flute d'amore in A
Instrument type: Flute d'amore in A Medium: Ivory, silver keys and ferrules.; 77.2 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, round flat flaps with knurled design, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (Prince of Wales feathers) / J... More
Procession d'une nouvelle Mariée qui se rend chez son Mari Plegtige St...
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 0473: Hermann Wrede Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, brass keys, ivory ferrules, [ivory cap?].; 60.5 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, square flat flaps, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (unicorn head) // H-WREDE / 15 / ST ION... More
DCM 0561: Anonymous Suling (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Instrument type: Suling (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Bamboo, with burned in fingerholes and burned in decoration.; 37.6 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Slight crack betwe... More
DCM 1572: Anonymous, Germanic in style, although it may be from an Ame...
Instrument type: Flute Medium: Boxwood, brass keys, black horn ferrules.; 58.95 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, modern style key cups, pin in block. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Head joint lower ferrule mis... More
Photo of DCM 1333: Rampone Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Unidentified hard wood, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 71.2 cm. Key Holes System: 12 keys, foot to B, modern style key cups, with pewter plugs over metal-lined holes for ... More
DCM 0840: Anonymous, North American Indian (Winnebago) Whistle
Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Bamboo, quill.; 41.9 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Flue cover quill partially broken and missing. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 30 Mar. 1929. The Dayto... More
DCM 0696: Rudall & Rose Flute in C
Cap stamped: RUDALL & ROSE / PATENTEES (royal coat of arms, including crown, lion, and unicorn). Patented tuning slide which is advanced or retracted simultaneously with head joint tuning cork by rotating cap. ... More
DCM 0222: Paolo Maino Piccolo in D-flat
Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat Medium: Boxwood, brass keys, animal horn ferrules, brass-lined head joint with tuning slide.; 29.3 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod. Mark Max... More
DCM 1440: Anonymous Fife in B-flat(?)
Instrument type: Fife in B-flat(?) Medium: Black-finished brown wood, silver ferrules, 2 nickel silver rings.; 37.8 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Condition: Crack, repaired with 2 nickel silver rings. Scrat... More
DCM 0493: Anonymous, Chinese Feng Huang Xiao
Instrument type: Feng Huang Xiao Medium: Jade, carved in one piece, in imitation of bamboo, yellow/brown tassel.; 56.3 cm. Key Holes System: 1/5 plus 2 tassel holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: The Ming... More
DCM 0540: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...
See DCM 539. DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Light wood, pine or spruce, stained clay red. Lead flue plate. The instrument is decorated with an oran... More
DCM 0029: Anonymous, possibly German Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, ferrules and adjustment shaft, post and rod.; 66.25 cm. Key Holes System: Simple system, cylindrical, 14 keys (8 keyed plus 6 covered fingerholes ... More
DCM 1368: Ziegner Swanson, inventor; Chicago Musical Instrument Co. To...
Instrument type: Tonette Medium: Black tenite.; 18.9 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes. Mark Maximum: THE / SWANSON / TONETTE / MADE IN / U.S.A. / PATENT APPLIED FOR Provenance: Lyon & Healy, Cleveland, Ohio, 27... More
DCM 1312: Rudall Rose Carte & Co. Piccolo in C
Body tenon functions as a short tuning slide arrangement. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 31.5 cm. Key Holes System: Simple system as follows: this is ... More
DCM 1448: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flute, Triple Pipe
Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute, Triple Pipe Medium: Unidentified hard wood with low relief carving, geometric forms, and intersecting lines and dots, stained green.; 30.2 cm. Key Holes System: Right p... More
DCM 0870: Du Mont Alto Flute in G
The unusually plain ferrules and head joint cap may all be replacements, those on the foot joint and middle joint being of bone, with those on the head possibly of bone. See "Flute Misnomers" regarding Bass vs.... More
DCM 1649: Maker not identified Recorder or French Flageolet (Part only...
Instrument type: Recorder or French Flageolet (Part only) Medium: Boxwood.; 9.4 cm. (as is) Mark Maximum: (sunburst) / A PARIS Condition: Socket cracked in 3 places. Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C... More
Photo of DCM 0033: Cahusac Oboe in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Oboe in C Medium: Boxwood, stained brown, brass keys, ivory ferrules.; 58.45 cm. Key Holes System: 2 keys (C with double touch), round flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: CAHUSAC / 196 / STRAND ... More
DCM 0774: Anonymous, North American Indian (Blackfoot) Whistle
DCM ledger: "American Indian, Blackfoot, Montana." Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Wood, stained yellow and red.; 21 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Albert G. Heath, Chicago, 14 Apr. 1928. The Dayton ... More
DCM 1297: Anonymous Ohe Hano Ihu (Nose Flute)
Instrument type: Ohe Hano Ihu (Nose Flute) Medium: Bamboo.; 28.75 cm. Key Holes System: 0/2 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Crack at lower end. Provenance: Marideen Visscher, Cleveland, Ohio, 14 Nov. ... More
DCM 1524: Anonymous, Chinese Di (Transverse Flute)
Instrument type: Di (Transverse Flute) Medium: Bamboo, stained brown, lacquered, with incised décor in red, green, and white, depicting leaves, flowers, and bird.; 63.2 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus 2 t... More
DCM 1508: William Bainbridge English Double Flageolet
This instrument is slightly unusual in that the 2 tubes share a common wide ivory ferrule at the bottom, and, the fipple stock is on 2 sides, pre-cross pinned similar to English flutes and clarinets by the peri... More
DCM 0356: I. Ziegler Piccolo in E-flat
The bottom ferrule positioned about 5 mm. from the end is deep set in a groove which was achieved by cutting a shoulder and tenon to receive first the ferrule and followed by a second ferrule of animal horn glu... More
DCM 1344: Abelardo Albisi Flute in F
Instrument type: Flute in F Medium: Silver plate over nickel silver.; 54.3 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G# (C#), foot to low B (E) for left little finger. Post and rod. Low B (E) key also functio... More
DCM 0665: Anonymous Khlui (Vertical Whistle Flute)
See DCM 1365. Instrument type: Khlui (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Bamboo, stained with diamond and leaf pattern.; 44.2 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes plus membrane hole plus 4 vent holes. Mark Maximum: No... More