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Square piano

(English, active 1790–1799)
early 1790s
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueMahogany
DimensionsLength 153.7 cm, width 53.1 cm, case height 20 cm, height with stand 80.8 cm (Length 60 1/2 in., width 20 7/8 in., case height 7 7/8 in., height with stand 31 13/16 in.)
Credit LineSource unidentified
Accession number94.312
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1894, accessioned as source unidentified to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1894)
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