Cornet Case
date: label: date made
content: 1880-1900
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This cornet case was made by an unknown maker in Europe, 1880-1890. It is made of wood, painted black, with metal fittings, with a red fabric interior.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Accessioned with cornet (1990.0322.01). This cornet, with case, was used by Fritz A. Blomberg (1864-1938), who immigrated from Kristinsham, Sweden to the United States on the Prussian Line, with ports of departure from Glasgow, Scotland and Moville and Galway, Ireland. The ship arrived in Boston on July 25, 1892. Passenger and Crew lists for the Prussian Line indicate that Fritz A. Blomberg could read and write and his occupation was a cigar maker. Blomberg received his American citizenship on November 25, 1903. According to relatives, Fritz A. Blomberg was prominent in music circles in the Boston area.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Europe
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Vincent S. and Patricia D. Pettinato in Memory of John and Elsa Swanson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0322.01.01
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0322.01.01
label: accession number
content: 1990.0322
objectType: label: Object Name
content: case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 11 5/16 in x 5 5/8 in; 19.05 cm x 28.73375 cm x 14.2875 cm