DCM 1125: Thomas Stanesby, junior Flute in C

Embouchure hole appears to be unaltered.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, flat disk silver cap joined to a wooden plug, and silver key.; 60.85 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: STANESBY / IUNIOR
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper and lower body, foot. Mark on cap: (wild boar, charging).
Condition: Head joint, crack near tenon. Foot joint cracked at socket, and below E-flat tonehole.
Provenance: W. Howard Head, London, 13 Feb. 1932.

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.