Photo of DCM 0411: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication

The ivory block element has been broken away on both sides of the key and has been replaced with 2 decorative silver plates, each applied with 2 silver pins or tacks, and each terminating at its extremity with a small metal loop to define the key pin hole and through which the pin passes.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, ivory end cap and cork-setting mechanism, silver key.; 61.5 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 24 May 1924.

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.