Photo of DCM 1599: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication

A typical Irish dance band instrument.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, brass lip plate ferrule, head joint liner and brass-lined head joint, and ferrules.; 58.5 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes, of varying size, holes 4 and 5 are quite large.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Head joint, upper section, cracked.
Case: Wood case and swab.
Provenance: Robert I. Weil, Villanova, Pennsylvania, May/June 1998.

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.