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Square piano
Maker: J. & C. Fischer
Date: 1859 ca.
Place Made:New York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No: 5978
SignedDecoration over keyboard with small pieces of inlaid mother-of-pearl, as well as gold-colored decal applied and in-painted by hand: J. & C. FISCHER / NEW YORK
MarkingsOn frame: PATENT 1859
DescriptionCompass: AAA-a4
Two pedals: dampers, buff
Rosewood veneer
Has dampers covered in U.S. Patent 24905, awarded July 26, 1859 to John U. Fischer, assigned to himself and Charles S. Fischer of New York
Two pedals: dampers, buff
Rosewood veneer
Has dampers covered in U.S. Patent 24905, awarded July 26, 1859 to John U. Fischer, assigned to himself and Charles S. Fischer of New York
DimensionsDepth: 1030 mm (40-1/2 in)
Width: 1990 mm (78-1/4 in)
Height: 950 mm (37-1/2 in)
Width: 1990 mm (78-1/4 in)
Height: 950 mm (37-1/2 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesKuronen, Darcy. “Keyboard Instrument at The Shrine to Music Museum,” Early Keyboard Studies Newsletter (October 1991), p. 11.
Object number: 01213