DCM 0389: Adolf Hüttl Flute in C, Left-Handed
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C, Left-Handed
Medium: Grenadilla(?), upper portion of head joint of ivory, bright nickel silver cap, keys, ferrule.; 67.95 cm.
Key Holes System: 10 keys, foot to B, post and rod with pins, rollers for low C#, C. For left hand.
Mark Maximum: HÜTTL & FISCHER. / BOSTON.
Mark Additional: Mark on head, barrel, upper and lower body.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked and filled.
Provenance: Fred L. Britton, Oakland, California, 10 Jan. 1924.
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.