Upright (Giraffe) Piano
Object type: Upright (Giraffe) Piano
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Austrian
Artist: Johann Jacob Könnicke
Artist bio: German, Orschleben, Brunswick 1756–1811 Vienna
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1810
Medium: Wood, various materials
Dimensions: Case L. (perpendicular to keyboard): 55.3 cm (21-7/8 in.;  W. parallel to keyboard): 115.8 cm (45-5/8 in.);H.: 199.5 cm (78-5/8 in.)

Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
Geography:     Austria  
Credit line: Gift of Murtogh Guinness, 1979
Accession year: 1980