Work Table Piano: Museum Object and Cultural History
Work Table Piano: date made: 1840-1860. Object Name: piano. Measurements: overall: 31 3/4 in x 30 1/2 in x 18 in; 80.645 cm x 77.47 cm x 45.72 cm.
The object in the museum catalogue
The maker of this piano is unknown, but it is thought to have been made in Germany or Austria in the 1840s. This is a small square piano contained in a work table, which has receptacles in the top of the case for sewing implements. Such multi-purpose instruments illustrate the importance of the piano to the training of women in the 19th century. The piano has a compass of F-f3, Viennese action, white leather on wood core hammers, iron strings, single- and double-strung, wood frame, and a rosewood case.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1840-1860
- Object Name: piano
- Measurements: overall: 31 3/4 in x 30 1/2 in x 18 in; 80.645 cm x 77.47 cm x 45.72 cm
- place made: Germany
- ID Number: 1992.0192.01
- accession number: 1992.0192
- catalog number: 1992.0192.01
- Credit Line: Gift of H. Richard Piet in memory of Harry R. Piet, Jr.
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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