6-Keyed Piccolo
date: label: date made
content: 1890-1897
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This piccolo was patterned after piccolos made by Heinrich Friedrich Meyer in Hanover, Germany; around 1890-1897. It is a 6-keyed piccolo made of rosewood with nickel silver keys, ferrules, and cap. This piccolo has an ivory head joint. It is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>NACH<br>H. F. MEYER<br>HANNOVER</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Meyer flutes and piccolos were so in demand that inexpensive copies were made that were often stamped “nach Meyer” (after or in the style of Meyer). This piccolo was used by the donor’s great uncle, William Alfred Maier (1879-1959), a life-long resident of Kentucky and amateur musician.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Flutes
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Nancy Harris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0076.02
label: accession number
content: 2016.0076
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0076.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piccolo
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 in; 30.48 cm x 3.175 cm x 2.54 cm