DCM 0953: Robert William Evans Flute in C
Summary
Head joint embouchure bushing is obviously old or period inlay, but possibly not original.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ebony(?), ivory bushing at embouchure, silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 67.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 7 keys, saltspoon, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: R-W-EVANS / PATENT
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on barrel, upper, lower: PATENT / R-W-EVANS. Mark on foot: PATENT
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. Foot joint cracked at socket.
Provenance: William Hayes, London, 30 July 1930.
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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