Photo of DCM 0713: Bilton Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys.; 67.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, square flat flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: BILTON / LONDON / (unicorn head) / 9 (followed by "1" in superscript, or possibly 6 for corps de rechange, as this mark appears independent) / WESTMINSTER- / BRIDGE ROAD
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Mark on upper and lower body, foot: BILTON / LONDON / (unicorn head)
Condition: Head joint barrel cracked, not including ferrule. F key spring broken off and missing.
Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, 2 June 1927.

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.