Broadwood Square Piano: Museum Object and Cultural History
Broadwood Square Piano: date made: 1798. maker: Broadwood, Johannes. Object Name: piano.
The object in the museum catalogue
Made by Johannes Broadwood in London, England, in 1798. Because the name of the Broadwood company became “John Broadwood & Son” in 1794, it has been suggested that the 1798 date on the name board ought to be read 1793. The serial number 998 might suggest a date of c. 1788. This piano has a compass of FF-f3, an English single action, with underdampers, leather hammers, double-strings throughout, 1 hand stop: dampers (missing), wood frame, and an inlaid case with contrasting woods.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1798
- maker: Broadwood, Johannes
- Object Name: piano
- Place Made: United Kingdom: England, London
- ID Number: MI.315667
- catalog number: 315667
- accession number: 58488
- Credit Line: Gift of Hugo Worch
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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