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Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Figured boxwood, stained dark brown, ivory cap (now missing) and ferrules, silver or brass key.; 60.9 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap(?).
Mark Maximum: SCHUCHART
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower, foot.
Condition: Head and upper joints warped. Lower body, several cracks at socket, not including ferrule, but including wood loss inside ferrule approximately 40 degrees. Foot joint, lower ferrule, cracked. Key block broken off at pin line, both sides, key missing.
Provenance: W. Howard Head, London, 29 May 1933.
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.