Dale, Cockerill & Co. Upright Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1825 - 1835
name: label: Associated Name
content: Dale, Cockerill & Co.
label: maker
content: Dale, Cockerill & Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This upright piano was made by Dale, Cockerill & Co. in London, England around 1833-1837. It is a “cabinet piano,” slightly over 6 feet tall, in a rectangular case, which reaches to the floor. There are only two extant pianos from this maker. This piano is serial number 455 and has a compass of FF-f3, Wornum sticker action, felt (?) hammers, double-strings (not original), 2 pedals: keyboard shift and dampers, wood frame, and a dark veneer wood case with columns on upper and lower panels, with a silk front.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Pianos
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Hugo Worch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.315675
label: catalog number
content: 315675
label: accession number
content: 58488
label: serial number
content: 455
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood, silk (case: material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (frame: material)
label: Physical Description
content: felt (?) (hammers: material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 77 in x 46 in x 24 in; 195.58 cm x 116.84 cm x 60.96 cm