Babcock Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1822-1824
name: label: maker
content: Babcock, Alpheus
notes: label: Description
content: This square piano was made by Alphues Babcock for George D. Mackay in Boston, Massachusetts around 1822-1824. During the 1820s, Babcock was financed largely by the Mackay family. The inscription on the nameboard reads “Made by / A. BABCOCK / For / G.D. Mackay / BOSTON.” This piano is serial number 12/VI and has a compass of FF-c4, an English double action, basswood core leather hammers, double-strings throughout, 1 pedal: dampers, wood frame, and a mahogany veneered case with rosewood banding.
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: Made available through the Cooper Union Museum
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.60.1389
label: catalog number
content: 60.1389
label: accession number
content: 227687
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano
label: Object Name
content: piano, square, ca. 1822-1824