German Accordion: Museum Object and Cultural History
German Accordion: Date made: 1878 - 1882. Object Name: accordion. Physical Description: wood, oak (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This accordion was made in Germany around 1878 to 1882 and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It has 3 keys on the bass side, 10 buttons on the treble side, and 2 stops.
John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This instrument was sold as a German Accordion (#5508 ½).
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1878 - 1882
- Object Name: accordion
- Physical Description: wood, oak (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal, nickel-plated (corners; clasps material)
- Physical Description: paper, gilt (bellows material)
- Physical Description: cloth, enameled (bellows material)
- Measurements: overall: 6 3/8 in x 13 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 16.1925 cm x 34.925 cm x 26.67 cm
- place made: Germany
- ID Number: MI.055642
- accession number: 11535
- catalog number: 55642
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Howard Foote
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
Sources and reuse
Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.
Sources
More in Music
Keep reading
