Photo of DCM 0028: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Summary
According to Seyfrit, v. 1: "Foot section not original."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, silver key, ivory tuning shaft and elaborately turned cap.; 60.9 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Major cracks in head joint, crack in foot joint socket, and minor interior cracks at base of foot joint.
Provenance: Estate of Joseph Fischer, Cleveland, Ohio, 2 Mar. 1913.
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.
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