Astor & Co. Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1799-1815
name: label: maker
content: Astor & Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This square piano was made by Astor & Company in London, England around 1799-1815. After his apprenticeship in Germany, George Peter Astor went to London about 1778. In the late 1790s, Astor moved to 79 Cornhill in London. This address is inscribed on the nameboard. After George Astor’s death in 1813, his widow continued the firm until 1815, This piano is serial number 3243 and has a compass of FF-c4, an English double action, leather hammers, double-strings throughout, first 10 notes are wound brass, next 13 notes are brass, the rest are iron, 1 hand stop: dampers, wood frame, and a wood 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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Hugo Worch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.332304
label: catalog number
content: 332304
label: accession number
content: 94098
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano