Grand Piano
Object type: Grand Piano
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: German
Artist: Carl Bechstein
Artist bio: Gotha 1826–1900 Berlin
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1893
Medium: Wood, metal, various materials
Dimensions: L. 219.5 cm  (86-1/2 in.);  W. 153.8 cm  (60-5/8 in.);  H.  99.5 cm including lid (39 in.);  D. of case 35.5 cm w/o lid  (14 in.); 3-octave span 49.2 cm (19-3/8 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
Geography:  Berlin   Germany  
Credit line: Gift of Schonberger Family Foundation, 1993
Accession year: 1993