Babcock Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1825 - 1829
name: label: maker
content: Babcock, Alpheus
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This square piano was made by Alpheus Babcock, for R. Mackay, in Boston, Massachusetts around 1825-1829. During the 1820s, Babcock was financed largely by the Mackay family, and names such as G. (George) D. Mackay and R. (Ruth) Mackay are common on Babcock’s name boards at that time. This piano is serial number 317 and has a compass of FF-c4, an English double action with escapement, basswood core leather hammers, double-strings throughout, 1 pedal: dampers (missing), wood frame, and a mahogany and rosewood veneered case.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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: Gift of Hugo Worch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.315719
label: catalog number
content: 315719
label: accession number
content: 58488
label: serial number
content: 314
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano