DCM 0466: William Henry Potter Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, silver keys, metal-lined head.; 60 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, pewter plug pads over metal-lined holes, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: 6 / WILLM. HENY / POTTER / JOHNSON'S COURT / FLEET STREET / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Mark on upper and lower body: WILLM. HENY / POTTER. Mark on foot: WILLM. HENY / POTTER / PATENT.
Condition: Head joint, upper section, two cracks, the ferrule of which appears to be a replacement. A portion of the F key block is broken and missing, it having been repaired (possibly period repair) with a brass staple to support one end of the pin.
Provenance: Pierce's Old Book and Curio Shop, Berkeley, California, 11 Apr. 1925.

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.