Square Piano
Object type: Square Piano
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Jonas Chickering
Artist bio: American, Mason Village, New Hampshire 1798–1853 Boston
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 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
Geography:  Boston  Massachusetts United States  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1975
Accession year: 1975