DCM 1405: Metzler & Co. Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Rosewood, nickel silver keys and rings, metal-lined head.; 64.4 cm. (without cap)
Key Holes System: 8 keys, modern style key cups, with pewter plugs over round plates for C#, C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: METZLER & Cº / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, barrel, upper, lower, and foot.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. Missing cap.
Provenance: Paul Rosen, San Francisco, 27 Mar. 1940.
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.
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