Harpsichord converted to a piano
Object type: Harpsichord converted to a piano
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: French
Artist: Jean Goermans
Artist bio: Dutch, active France, Gelden, The Netherlands 1703–1777 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Dutch
Date: 1754
Medium: Wood, paint, gilding, polychrome, gilded pewter, ebony, bone, felt
Dimensions: Height (without lid): 36 7/8 in. (93.6 cm)
Width (parallel to keyboard): 36 3/4 in. (93.3 cm)
Depth (perpendicular to keyboard): 95 3/16 in. (241.7 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
Geography:  Paris   France  
Credit line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1944
Accession year: 1944