Title: Square Piano
Object type: Square Piano
Date: ca. 1850
Culture: American
Artist:  Jonas Chickering 
Artist bio: American, Mason Village, New Hampshire 1798–1853 Boston
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Wood, various materials
Dimensions: W. of case across bottom: 179.3 cm (70-1/2 in.); L. of case across bottom: 82.1 cm (32-3/5 in.); D. of case without lid: 31.1 cm (12-1/4 in.); Legs (including metal casters and support blocks): 60.5 cm (23-7/8 in.); 30 octave span: 49.4 cm (19-1/2 in.) (Legs are removed)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1975
Geography:  Boston Massachusetts  United States      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY