DCM 0823: Thibouville frères Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus or grenadilla, silver keys, ferrules, socket liners.; 61.4cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, post and rod on inset oval flanges, modern style key cups.
Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / Thibouville / Frères (cursive, in oval cartouche) / (5-pointed star)
Mark Additional: Mark on all sections. Keys hallmarked.
Case: Case, mother-of-pearl key area.
Provenance: Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles, 15 Dec. 1928.
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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