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Piano-forte

1846
DimensionsOverall: 73.7 x 198.1 x 87.6 cm (29 x 78 x 34 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mary V. Bowker and museum purchase from the Period Room Restoration Fund
Accession number1977.954
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceAugust 29, 1846, purchased by Roswell Gleason from T. Gilbert & Co.; by descent in the family to Mary Bowker; partial gift/parital purchase by MFA from Mary Bowker in 1977.

1846 receipt for piano in Roswell Gleason family papers at the MFA.
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