Chickering Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1850
name: label: maker
content: Chickering, Jonas
notes: label: Description
content: This square piano was made by Chickering in Boston, Massachusetts in 1850. It is a fine example of a mid-19th century square and is in playable condition. This piano is serial number 10683 and has a compass of CC-c5, an English double action, leather hammers, single-strings for the first 5 notes, double-strings for the rest, 2 pedals: dampers and moderator, an iron frame, and a rosewood case.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
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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: The Honorable Richard P. Butrick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.68.05
label: catalog number
content: 68.05
label: accession number
content: 275480
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 94 cm x 193.1 cm x 94.1 cm; 37 in x 76 in x 37 1/16 in