DCM 0853: William Henry Potter Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ebony, ivory head joint cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys, metal-lined head.; 67.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, pewter plugs over metal-lined holes, foot to C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: PATENT // 6 / WILLM · HENY / POTTER / IOHNSON'S COURT / FLEET STREET / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Mark on head, ferrule: PATENT. Mark on upper and lower: WILLM · HENY / POTTER. Mark on foot: PATENT / WILLM · HENY POTTER
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked, repaired with black filler. G# key plug missing. F key block possibly a replacement.
Provenance: John T. Shiel, Walkden, near Manchester, England, 3 May 1929.

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.