Square Piano
Jonas Chickering
ca. 1850
Medium
Wood, various materials
Dimensions
W. of case across bottom: 179.3 cm (70-1/2 in.); L. of case across bottom: 82.1 cm (32-3/5 in.); D. of case without lid: 31.1 cm (12-1/4 in.); Legs (including metal casters and support blocks): 60.5 cm (23-7/8 in.); 30 octave span: 49.4 cm (19-1/2 in.) (Legs are removed)
Classification
Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
Culture
American
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1975
Accession Number
1975.309