Frederich Fladd, 1855-1924, Dayton C. Miller Collection

Inscription: Verso: top center: (in black ink) Mr. Fladd; l. l.: (in pencil) 0045
Provenance: William S. Haynes, Boston, date unknown.
Frederich Fladd was an engineer and a talented amateur flutist. (Biographical information per Leonardo De Lorenzo, My Complete Story of the Flute. Revised and expanded edition. Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University Press, 1992, p. 233.)
Condition: Very good condition.

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.