Square piano
Maker
John Longman & Company
Date1805 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Modelnone
Serial No.808
SignedEngraved on white enamel cartouche in the nameboard: New Patent / LONGMAN & COMP'Y / CHEAPSIDE / LONDONMarkingsStamped on nameboard bank, right key cheek, and key frame panel under g3: 59
Penciled in on C4 key lever: 59
DescriptionCompass: FF-c4
Standard English double action
"Irish" dampers screwed into dowels on the distal ends of the key levers
Mahogany case with geometrical stringing
Nameboard veneered in horse-chestnut (?), with typical fretwork
Fretwork in corner behind wrest (?) plank
Frame stand with fluted square-tapered legs; with shelf
Retains its original damper cloth and many original strings.
DimensionsLength: 1635 mm
Width: 585 mm
Height of case: 305 mm
Credit LineGift of David R. Bolton, 1996
Object number05944
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