Organ owned by Henry Long and family
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1898
name: label: Created by
content: E.P. Carpenter & Company, American, 1852 - 1900
label: Owned by
content: Henry L. Long, American, ca. 1882 - 1935
notes: label: Caption
content: This organ was purchased by Mr. Henry L. Long, a Pullman Porter in Seneca, South Carolina, in 1911. It was used by his family for gatherings and celebrations.
label: Description
content: A parlor style reed or pump organ (2012.7.1a) and mirror (2012.7.1b) made by E.P. Carpenter & Company and owned by Henry L. Long. The organ is made of wood with a natural, medium tone finish showing the wood grain. It has two ornately wrought metal foot pumps at the center bottom of the instrument. The keyboard has 36 white keys and 25 black keys. Above the keyboard is a black panel set into the organ which reads [Carpenter / Company.] on the PR side and [Brattleboro / Vt. U.S.A.] on the PL. In the center are two sets of five stops, each with a different name to indicate which pipes they control. The hutch section of the organ is decorated with wood applique. In the upper middle of the hutch is a horizontal rectangular space for the mirror (2012.7.1b) which is currently detached.
place: label: Place made
content: Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Music
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
label: Exhibition
content: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of Henry L. Long
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.7.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: organs (aerophones)
label: Type
content: musical instruments
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, metal, ivory and mirrored glass
label: Dimensions
content: 70 x 46 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (177.8 x 118.7 x 60.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Overall with Weight (Organ with mirror): 215 lb. (97.5 kg)
label: Dimensions
content: Overall with Weight (Organ without mirror): 210 lb. (95.3 kg)
label: Dimensions
content: Overall with Weight (Mirror): 5 lb. (2.3 kg)