Osborne Upright Piano: Museum Object and Cultural History
Osborne Upright Piano: date made: 1819-1821. maker: Osborne, John. Object Name: piano.
The object in the museum catalogue
This upright piano was made by John Osborne (or Osborn) in Boston, Massachusetts around 1820. This is one of the earliest known American-made upright pianos. An Osborne upright, serial number 153, is in Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts. This piano is serial number 152 and has a compass of FF-f4, sticker action, leather hammers, double-strings, but pin block is drilled for triple-strings AA#-f4, 2 pedals: keyboard shift and dampers, wood frame, straight-strung, and a mahogany case with a silk front.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1819-1821
- maker: Osborne, John
- Object Name: piano
- Physical Description: wood (frame material)
- Physical Description: mahogany, silked front (case material)
- Physical Description: leather (hammers material)
- Measurements: overall: 75 in x 45 in x 20 1/2 in; 190.5 cm x 114.3 cm x 52.07 cm
- Measurements: overall: screen: 3 1/2 in x 46 1/4 in x 40 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 117.475 cm x 102.235 cm
- place made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- ID Number: MI.299858
- catalog number: 299858
- accession number: 61285
- serial number: 152
- Credit Line: Gift of Hugo Worch
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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