Photo of DCM 1589: Hérouard Fife - Public domain dedication
Summary
Brass end ferrules not tapered.
Instrument type: Fife
Medium: Boxwood, brass end ferrules.; 33.05 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes.
Mark Maximum: HEROUARD / PERE / ET FILS (in oval cartouche)
Condition: Warped. Crack between fingerholes 6 and 3.
Provenance: Source not known.
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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