Photo of DCM 1073: Milhouse Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, silver key.; 60.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: MILHOUSE / NEWARK
Mark Additional: Mark on foot. Mark on head, upper and lower: MILHOUSE
Condition: Key mount block, chips broken off from both sides, one crudely replaced.
Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, Aug. 1931.

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.