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Summary
Original cap was likely ivory. It has been replaced with another, possibly made of unidentified synthetic material.
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap (see Notes) and ferrules, nickel silver keys.; 51 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flat flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (lion rampant of Hesse) / Mollenhauer / Fulda / (sunburst)
Mark Additional: Mark on head and upper body sections.
Condition: Portion of upper C key block missing at pin line.
Provenance: Harry V. Baxter (of Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles), sent from Geneva, Switzerland, 2 Aug. 1921.
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.