Photo of DCM 1131: Hawes Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 66.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: HAWES / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, barrel, upper and lower body.
Condition: 2 cracks in head joint.
Provenance: Harold Reeves, London, 4 Apr. 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.