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DCM 1293: H. Faveryear Flute in C

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

DCM 1046: William Hollings Flute in C

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

DCM 0518: Richard Potter Flute in C

DCM 0518: Richard Potter Flute in C

DCM cataloged this in 1925 as an instrument by Kusder, London. However, it is more likely by Richard Potter, and very faintly bears one of the stamps used by the Potter family. Currently this instrument has a t... More

Photo of DCM 1481: Potter Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Photo of DCM 1481: Potter Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, silver keys, ivory ferrules.; 46.6 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, pewter plugs over metal-lined holes. Pin in block. Mark Maximum: PATENT / POTTER... More

DCM 1491: Pamela Chamberlin; glaze by Dudley Smith Ocarina

DCM 1491: Pamela Chamberlin; glaze by Dudley Smith Ocarina

Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Clay.; 4.05 x 4.2 cm. Key Holes System: 2 holes on each side. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Pamela Chamberlin, 1979. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Con... More

DCM 1463: Anonymous Fango-Fango (Nose Flute)

DCM 1463: Anonymous Fango-Fango (Nose Flute)

Instrument type: Fango-Fango (Nose Flute) Medium: Bamboo.; 45.5 cm. Key Holes System: 1/5 holes, one of which is treated as an embouchure hole at either end. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Source not known... More

DCM 0841: Anonymous, English or American Walking Stick Flute in C

DCM 0841: Anonymous, English or American Walking Stick Flute in C

Instrument type: Walking Stick Flute in C Medium: Maple(?), mottled by use of acid stain. Tapered brass ferrule at bottom, ivory pommel with silver disk. Cord holes bushed with unidentified material.; No mark.... More

DCM 0303: Firth, Son & Co. Flute in B-flat

DCM 0303: Firth, Son & Co. Flute in B-flat

Band flute. Instrument type: Flute in B-flat Medium: Boxwood, brass key.; 35 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, round flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: FIRTH, SON & C° / N-YORK / C Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mar... More

DCM 0760: C. G. Conn Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch)

DCM 0760: C. G. Conn Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch)

DCM ledger: "This is the first flute ever made (sent out) of molded Bakelite," according to a letter from previous owner, Allen Loomis, 22 Dec. 1927, to DCM. Instrument type: Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch) Medium:... More

Francesco Bartolozzi - May - Public domain  engraving

Francesco Bartolozzi - May - Public domain 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

DCM 0284: Anonymous End-blown Flute

DCM 0284: Anonymous End-blown Flute

Instrument type: End-blown Flute Medium: Wood, bored and turned, simple turned decoration with red, black and green bands.; 33.7 cm. Key Holes System: 1/6 holes. Each fingerhole is recessed. Mark Maximum: No m... More

DCM 1091: R. Burghley (Burleigh) Piccolo in C

DCM 1091: R. Burghley (Burleigh) Piccolo in C

This instrument is an octave size of a group of experimental flutes of this inventor. See DCM 1092. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Mahogany, japanned wood key and ferrules.; 29.65 cm. Key Holes System: ... More

Ste Cécile (Saint Cecilia) - Public domain  engraving

Ste Cécile (Saint Cecilia) - Public domain 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

DCM 0583: Thomas Prowse Flute in C

DCM 0583: Thomas Prowse Flute in C

Double reverse pressure leaf springs. Lip plate, possibly original. Silver-lined blocks and pin. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver and/or silver-plate cap, keys, and lavishly machine-knurled fer... More

Musical Instruments - DCM 1005: Charles Ullmann Ocarina

Musical Instruments - DCM 1005: Charles Ullmann Ocarina

Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Ceramic, covered outside with cream-colored fitted celluloid, plus carmel-colored celluloid tips at ends.; 16.6 cm. Key Holes System: 2/8 holes. Mark Maximum: ULLMANN-PARIS / S... More

Photo of DCM 1016: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication

Photo of DCM 1016: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Ebony, possibly briarwood. Nickel silver ferrule in beak.; 9.5 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 2 Oct. 1930. The Dayton C. Miller colle... More

DCM 1404: Claude Laurent Flute in C

DCM 1404: Claude Laurent Flute in C

All sockets have Laurent's safety hook which engages a flange on each corresponding tenon. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass frosted, silver keys. DCM ledger: "Labradorite" cap.; 67.4 cm. Key Hol... More

DCM 0432: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C

DCM 0432: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Silver.; 63.8 cm. Key Holes System: DCM ledger: "Boehm system, Rockstro model, Rockstro F#, high E-F#, C/D shake, C-flat lever (perhaps added by other maker)." Open G#, perf... More

DCM 1119c: Johann Andreas Mollenhauer Bassoon in C

DCM 1119c: Johann Andreas Mollenhauer Bassoon in C

Instrument type: Bassoon in C Medium: Maple, brass keys, key saddles, ferrules, and lower D key guard.; 127.8 cm. Key Holes System: 13 keys, round flat flap, slightly curved as necessary. Mark Maximum: (sunbur... More

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1695, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1695, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5695 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Nicolo Amati, Cremona, 1654, "Brookings"

Violin by Nicolo Amati, Cremona, 1654, "Brookings"

Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 3497 (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, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 3497 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

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Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 8182 (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, 1723, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

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

Das  Armbrustschiessen zu München 1599 (The Crossbow Archers in Munich 1599)

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

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

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Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of m...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7139 (General) Information slip and negative of back included (General)

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1681, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1681, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7502 (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, 1685, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1685, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 3339 (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, 1721, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1721, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5959 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 6530 (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, 1735, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1735, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 4800 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parmigianino - The  Young and Elder Goatherd

Parmigianino - The Young and Elder Goatherd

after a drawing by Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Parmigianino, painter, draughtsman and etcher, 1503-1540 (artist notes) Flemish (artist nationality) draughtsman and engraver (artist role) Parmigiani... More

DCM 0386: Johann Georg Otto Flute in C

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

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 prformance, engraving

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

[ Vuillaume violin : back upper right corner]

[ Vuillaume violin : back upper right corner]

472_7274_RT8 (source note) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Procession d'une nouvelle Mariée qui se rend chez son Mari / Plegtige Staatsi van een' Bruid, die naâr 't Huiz haares Mans gevoerd word (Procession of a newlywed who comes to the home of her husband)

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 0426: Keith Prowse & Co. Flute in C

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

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)

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

Photo of DCM 1609: Anonymous Flute Swab - Public domain dedication

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

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)

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

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

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

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 0861: Anonymous, Central American Indian Whistle (Duct Flute)

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 0208: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flute

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

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 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

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)

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

DCM 1026: Moritz-Max Mönnig Flute in C

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

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

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

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

DCM 0719: Claude Laurent Flute in C

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

Violin by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, "Castelbarco"

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, 1691, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1691, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 5989 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1703, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1703, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 4227 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

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, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1731, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1731, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7081 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Das  Armbrustschiessen zu München 1599 (The Crossbow Archers in Munich 1599)

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

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1729, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1729, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 6311 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Public domain photograph of violin, string instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, ca. 1871

Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1704, "Betts"

Violin by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1704, "Betts"

Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of m...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7139 (General) Information slip and negative of back included (General)

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violoncello, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, Wurlitzer catalog of m...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 7139 (General) Information slip and negative of back included (General)

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1703, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1703, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 4622 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1722, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1722, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 4651 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1720, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Violin, Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1720, Wurlitzer catalog of musica...

Wurlitzer catalog no. 3495 (General) Information slip included (General) Public domain photograph of violin, string musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Violin bow #3 - Violin bow by Tourte, c. 1800: Russian

Violin bow #3 - Violin bow by Tourte, c. 1800: Russian

Each photo is a composite of several photos of various parts of the bow. (General)

Richard Low 17th century - Public domain  engraving

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 et Hecatoniben (Trumpeteers, cornetists, lyre players, horn players, who precede the victims and sacrifice...)

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

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 Introduction to Mummery)

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

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 1673: Anonymous Flute Swab - Public domain dedication

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

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 0118: George Winfield Haynes Flute in Low F (Alto or Bass in F)

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

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

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

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 0179: Maino & Orsi Flute in C

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 1287: William Sherman Haynes Flute

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

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

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

DCM 0979: Johann Gottlieb Freyer Flute in C

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 0945: Johann Benedikt Gahn Treble (Alto) Recorder in F

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

Violin by Nicolo Amati, Cremona, 1654, "Brookings"

Violin by Nicolo Amati, Cremona, 1654, "Brookings"

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Violin by Nicolo Amati, Cremona, 1654, "Brookings"

Violin by Nicolo Amati, Cremona, 1654, "Brookings"

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Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

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Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

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Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

Viola by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, "Tuscan-Medici"

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