Davis Pipe Organ: Museum Object and Cultural History
Davis Pipe Organ: date made: 1863. maker: Davis, William. Object Name: organ.
The object in the museum catalogue
This pipe organ was made by William Davis in New York, New York, in 1863. It has a single keyboard, with a compass of C - g3. The organ’s disposition is as follows:
8' Open Diapason 4' Principal 8' Stopped Diapason (chimney flute) 4' Flute (from f) 8' Dulciana (from f)
This organ was in use in the Christ Episcopal Church in Jordan, New York for over a hundred years. It was purchased by the donor in the 1960s, and donated to the Smithsonian in 1971.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1863
- maker: Davis, William
- Object Name: organ
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 160 in x 82 1/2 in x 66 in; 406.4 cm x 209.55 cm x 167.64 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York City
- ID Number: MI.70.20
- accession number: 293458
- catalog number: 70.20
- Credit Line: Gift of Richard Roeckelein
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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