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Square piano

Date: 1814 ca.

Place Made:London, England, Europe

Serial No: 18510

SignedHandwritten in ink, greatly flourished cursive, on inlaid boxwood plaque: John Broadwood
and Sons / Makers to His Majesty & The Princesses / Great Pulteny Street Golden Square /
London

MarkingsWritten in ink inside, near center, at back: 18510

DescriptionDate: ca. 1808-1915 1808- a son joined father & son; based on compass; in 1810, Broadwood extended compass down to CC, according to Colt ca. 1810-1815- Koster says it could be as late as 1815
FF-c4 (5+ octaves).
One pedal (now missing): dampers

Terms

Square pianoforte

Credit Line: Gift of Ruby Schieck, 1998

Not on view

Published References“Recent Acquisitions,” America’s Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter 25, No. 3 (May 1998), pp. 6-7.

Object number: 06138