Newman Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1845 - 1850
name: label: maker
content: Joseph and Elias R. Newman
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This square piano was made by Joseph and Elias R. Newman in Baltimore, Maryland around 1851-1852. There was a sizable group of Newmans in Baltimore between 1828 and 1860. The founder was Joseph Newman, who was in various partnerships with his brothers and sons throughout this period. It is unusual to find an instrument with a compass of only 6 octaves as late as the early 1850s. This piano has a compass of FF-f4, Viennese action, felt hammers, single-strings for the first 11 notes, triple-strings for the last 17 notes, double-strings for the rest, tuning pins in the front, 2 pedals: dampers and moderator, metal hitch-pin plate frame, and a rosewood (?) case.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
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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.315716
label: catalog number
content: 315716
label: accession number
content: 58488
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano