Square piano
Maker
Clementi & Company
Date1815 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.12276 (Sahlqvist number A), 12564 (Sahlqvist number B), 3427 (Sahlqvist number C)
SignedIn gold on black background at center of nameboard: New Patent / Muzio Clementi & Co, / Cheapside, LondonMarkingsStamped on horizontal surface to left of keywell, Sahlqvist number A: 12276
In ink at treble end of wrest plank, Sahlqvist number B: 12 564
Stamped on bottom, Sahlqvist number C: 3427
DescriptionFF-c4 (5 1/2 octaves); one pedal to raise the dampers. Standard English square piano escapement action. Mahogany case with black stringing; six screw-on reeded legs; three drawers (center drawer with concave front); freen-painted dust cover.
DimensionsLength (without moldings): 1671 mm
Width (without modlings): 588 mm
ProvenancePurchased by the donor (John Koster) from Vincent H. Vallone in Providence, Rhode Island. Previous owners, also in Providence, were, in reverse chronological order, Charles Wilson Brown, Hope T. Nicholson, and, presumably, Howard I. Gardner.
Credit LineGift of John Koster and Jacqueline Block, 2013
Object number14828
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