Upright (Lyre) Piano with Pedalboard
Object type: Lyraflügel with pedalboard
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: German
Artist: Johann Christian Schleip (1786–1848)
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1820–44
Medium: Wood, various materials
Dimensions: Case L. (perpendicular to keyboard): 62 cm (24-1/2 in.); W. (parallel to keyboard): 123.5 cm (48-4/8 in.); Total H.: 214.7 cm (84-5/8 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
Geography:     Germany  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889