DCM 1406: Clementi & Co. Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, including cork-setting mechanism with silver shaft, silver keys. English style head joint with tenon.; 66.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, square flap, foot to C.
Mark Maximum: PATENT / CLEMENTI & COMPY / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, both sections.
Provenance: Rudall, Carte & Co., London, 8 Apr. 1940.

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.