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: 1829
Medium: Wood, various materials
Dimensions: Case L: 70.9 cm (27-15/16 in.)
Case W: 177.5 cm (69-7/8 in.)
Case D: 28.2 cm
Total H: 88.2 cm
Case H. w/o pedal mechanism 34 cm
3-octave span: 48.8 cm
(Legs off)


Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
Geography:  Boston  Massachusetts United States  
Credit line: Gift of Newcomb Debevoise Cole, 1983
Accession year: 1983