Square Piano
Johann Jacob Seydel (ca. 1758–1806)
1792 or 1795
Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, brass, iron, ivory, ebony, parchment, various materials
Dimensions
Case length (perpendicular to Keybd.): 58.0 cm Case width (parallel to keybd): 151.1 cm Case height (including legs): 80.7 cm Case depth (without legs or lid): 22.9 cm
Classification
Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
Culture
Austrian
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, and Gift of Dr. Robert G. Thorpe, by exchange
Accession Number
1978.372