DCM 1221: François Antoine Sautermeister Flute in E-flat
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Boxwood, brass key, bone(?) ferrules.; 52.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, oval curved sheet metal flap.
Mark Maximum: (bird) / Sautermeister / a Lyon (cursive) (3 birds)
Mark Additional: Mark on head (in two places), lower body, and foot.
Condition: Head joint cap missing decorative inlay, material unknown, likely bone. Head joint lower ferrules cracked. Upper body joint slightly warped. Lower body joint ferrules cracked. Key finger lever broken off near pin, and missing.
Provenance: Whitlock's Book Store, New Haven, Connecticut, 14 July 1934.
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.