Square Piano

Medium

Mahogany, mahogany veneer, iron, brass, ivory, ebony, various materials.

Dimensions

Case L. (perpendicular to keyboard): 55.8 cm (22 in.); Case W. (parallel to keyboard): 156.2 cm (61-1/2 in.); H. (including legs) 83.3 cm (32-7/8 in.); D. (without legs or lid): 21.5 cm (8-1/2 in.): 3-octave span: 48.4 cm (19-1/8 in.); Vibrating string L. - longest: 136.6.cm (53-7/8 in., shortest: 11 cm (1/16 in.); c2: 31.5 cm (12-1/2 in.) Case H w/o legs: 24cm Stand: H. 61 cm; (w and d same as piano)

Classification

Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano

Culture

British

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bess Riley Oldroyd, in memory of her daughter, Dorothy Oldroyd Lampert, 1980

Accession Number

1980.82