Object Details
- Chickering, Jonas
- Description
- This square piano was made by Chickering in Boston, Massachusetts in 1850. It is a fine example of a mid-19th century square and is in playable condition. This piano is serial number 10683 and has a compass of CC-c5, an English double action, leather hammers, single-strings for the first 5 notes, double-strings for the rest, 2 pedals: dampers and moderator, an iron frame, and a rosewood case.
- Credit Line
- The Honorable Richard P. Butrick
- 1850
- ID Number
- MI.68.05
- catalog number
- 68.05
- accession number
- 275480
- Object Name
- piano
- Measurements
- overall: 94 cm x 193.1 cm x 94.1 cm; 37 in x 76 in x 37 1/16 in
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Pianos
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_605849
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4521-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
