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Square piano
Maker: William Knabe & Company
Date: 1865 ca.
Place Made:Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North America
Serial No: 4362
SignedInlaid mother of pearl on nameboard: WM KNABE & CO, / BALTIMORE, MD.
MarkingsInscription by a Knabe workman (?) in pencil on the block to the left of the keyboard: Meyer
Tuner’s inscriptions in pencil on key levers g-a: T. M. T. / Nov. 2nd / 1888
On the bottom, under the keyboard: T. M. Turner / Staunton, / Va / June 28th, 1882
Tuner’s inscriptions in pencil on key levers g-a: T. M. T. / Nov. 2nd / 1888
On the bottom, under the keyboard: T. M. Turner / Staunton, / Va / June 28th, 1882
DescriptionCompass: AAA-a4 (7 octaves).
Two pedals: moderator, dampers.
Case veneered in rosewood.
Two pedals: moderator, dampers.
Case veneered in rosewood.
Dimensions2098 mm long at upper edge of case
1047 mm wide at upper edge of case
1047 mm wide at upper edge of case
ProvenanceAbout 1865, purportedly commissioned by the Gruber family, Richmond, Virginia. By 2010, owned by Loretta Loop Smith, Pebble Beach, California.
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Loretta Loop Smith, 2010
On view
Object number: 14447