Upright piano
Maker
John Broadwood & Sons
Maker
Broadwood
Date1864 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
ModelCottage upright
Serial No.26231
SignedInlaid in brass on the interior of the fallboard:John Broadwood & Sons,
London
Markingsserial number stamped near the treble end of the wrest plank, followed by scratched letters:
26231 JH. [or JM?]
stamped near the bass end of the wrest plank:
J.M.
in ink on a piece of paper pasted to the wrest plank above the serial number:
Amhurst P. Amhurst Esq.
in ink on a piece over paper partially covering the lower edge of the previous label:
[three illegible words]
5’ May 1865
stamped on the AA key lever:
W.FRYER
in ink on the e1 key lever:
C.J. King June 13/18 [i.e., June 13th, 1918]
in pencil on the f1 key lever:
March 19/19 [i.e., March 19th, 1919]
DescriptionCompass AA to a4 (85 notes); two pedals, moderator (left) and dampers (right). Case veneered in Macassar ebony with a prominent figure. Many edges decorated with gold-colored (gilt?) cast-metal moldings of rope, egg-and-dart, and leaf patterns. Facets of the octagonal legs with gold-colored cast-metal ornaments. In the top section of the front is a removable panel with a gold-colored cast-metal lattice backed by pink silk. On the attached horizontal board below this are two pivoted sconces. A panel similar to the above with lattice and silk covers the front below the keyboard. The back is covered by a panel backed by yellow silk damask.
Dimensionswidth 1537 mm, excluding moldings
height 1145, including casters and lid
Credit LineGift of Robert Haber, 2007
Object number13540
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