Musical Instruments - DCM 0046: Anonymous English Flageolet

Upper section of sponge chamber, ivory mouthpiece and ivory ferrule replicated by DCM.
Instrument type: English Flageolet
Medium: Boxwood, ivory mouthpiece, finger studs and ferrules, silver keys.; 39.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 1/7 holes plus 3 keys, square flap, pin in block, for D#, long F and high C.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: One finger stud missing.
Provenance: The Little French Shop, New York, 22 July 1916.

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.