Title: Grand Pianoforte
Object type: Grand Pianoforte
Date: ca. 1840
Culture: British
Artist:  Érard , made in London
Artist bio: French, ca. 1780–1959
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Manufacturer
Medium: Satinwood veneer, oak, spruce, iron, steel, ebony, ivory, gilding, mother-of-pearl, holly, mahogany, burl walnut, tulipwood, silver wire
Dimensions: Height (Total): 37 1/2 in. (95.3 cm)
Width (Of case, perpendicular to keyboard): 97 1/4 in. (247 cm)
Depth (Of case, parallel to keyboard): 58 7/8 in. (149.5 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Henry McSweeney, 1959
Geography:  London England  United Kingdom      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Men, term: Women, term: Bacchus, term: Ceres, term: Persephone