DCM 0313: Thibouville-Cabart Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys, ferrules and ribs, metal-lined sockets and head joint (partial tenon).; 67.7 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, conical, Briccialdi thumb keys. Foot to C, with roller. Closed G#.
Mark Maximum: (galleon) / Thibouville / Cabart / à Paris / (flat, sharp, natural) (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on all sections.
Condition: Head joint cracked at socket. DCM ledger: "Broken cap."
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 7 Feb. 1923.

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.