Lap organ
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Reed organ
- Rocking melodeon
Maker
Abraham Prescott
Date1840 ca.
Place MadeConcord, New Hampshire, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on a nickel-silver plate surrounding the knob for opening the slides: A. PRESCOTT / MANUFACTURER / CONCORD / N.H.MarkingsWriting within casementHistory comments written on broken slide panelDescriptionMaterials: hard wood body with rosewood veneer; brass reeds; ivory buttons
Valves, keys, etc.: 3 ½ octaves; button (ivory) keyboard (chromatic)
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineGift of Jennie M. Linson Richardson, 1981
Object number02894
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