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Cabinet piano
Maker: Robert & William Nunns
Date: 1823-1833 ca.
Place Made:New York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No: 11398 (case), 964 (wrest plank and facade)
SignedSurrounded on both sides with leaf and flower design: Manufactured by / ROBERT & WILLIAM NUNNS / NEW YORK
Markings11398 on back of case; 964 on wrest plank and facade
Description6 octaves, FF-f4 (72 notes)
Two pedals: damper and una corde.
Soundboard is picea (spruce). Back is tilia (basswood).
Front of case covered in yellow silk material, pleated, and centered with decorative floral/foliage medallion.
Two pedals: damper and una corde.
Soundboard is picea (spruce). Back is tilia (basswood).
Front of case covered in yellow silk material, pleated, and centered with decorative floral/foliage medallion.
DimensionsHeight: 73.5”
Width: 44.75”
Width: 44.75”
ProvenancePurchased from Fred Oster, Vintage Instruments, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1986. Oster purchased the piano in New York.
Credit Line: Rawlins Fund, 1986
Not on view
Published ReferencesDarcy Kuronen, “Keyboard Instruments at The Shrine to Music Museum,” Early Keyboard Studies Newsletter, Vol. VI, No. 1 (October 1991), p. 11.
Object number: 04010