Astor & Horwood Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1815 - 1822
name: label: maker
content: Astor & Horwood
notes: label: Description
content: This square piano was made by Astor & Horwood in London, England around 1815-1822. George Peter Astor had a successful, piano, flute, and music publishing business at 79 Cornhill in London. After his death in 1813, Astor’s wife continued the firm until 1815, when Horwood took it over, and the business became Astor & Horwood until 1824. The piano is serial number 5881 and has a compass of FF-f4, English double action, brass and iron strings, double-strung, no stops or pedals, and a wood frame in a mahogany case.
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.094645
label: catalog number
content: 94645
label: accession number
content: 12481
label: serial number
content: 5881
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mahogany (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (wires material)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (wires material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/4 in x 67 1/8 in x 24 1/4 in; 23.495 cm x 170.4975 cm x 61.595 cm