Firth & Hall Upright Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1830 - 1832
name: label: maker
content: Firth & Hall
notes: label: Description
content: This upright piano was made by Firth and Hall in New York, New York around 1823-1828. John Firth was born in England, came to the United States in 1810, and served in the American army during the War of 1812. He became partners with William Hall, his brother-in-law, in 1821. This piano is serial number 647 and has a compass of FF-f4, a Wornum Tape-check action, felt hammers, double-strings, 2 pedals: keyboard shift and dampers, a wood frame, straight-strung, and a mahogany or rosewood veneer case.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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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.299838
label: catalog number
content: 299838
label: accession number
content: 61285
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mahogany or rosewood veneer (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (frame material)
label: Physical Description
content: felt (hammers material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 200 cm x 113.1 cm x 59.4 cm; 78 3/4 in x 44 1/2 in x 23 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 78 3/4 in x 46 in x 23 in; 200.025 cm x 116.84 cm x 58.42 cm