Theodore Berteling & Co. 6-Keyed Piccolo: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This piccolo was made by Theodore Berteling & Co. in New York, New York around 1870 to 1884. It is a 6-keyed piccolo made of granadilla covered with nickel silver and nickel silver keys. This piccolo is marked:

This piccolo was used by Ferdinand Angelsberg (1861-1950), born in Luxembourg and immigrated to the United States in 1883. Angelsberg joined the United States Army as a musician in 1883 and served in New York, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Texas and the Philippines, before he retired in 1910.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date made: 1870-1884
• maker: Theodore Berteling & Co.
• Object Name: piccolo
• Physical Description: grenadilla (overall material)
• Physical Description: nickel silver (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 11 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 29.21 cm x 2.8575 cm
• place made: United States: New York, New York
• ID Number: MI.67.003
• catalog number: 67.003
• accession number: 270757
• Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Aubrey E. Amos
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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