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Square piano

1770
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueMahogany
DimensionsLength 126.6 cm, width 47.1 cm, case height 16.4 cm, height with stand 75.9 cm (Length 49 13/16 in., width 18 9/16 in., case height 6 7/16 in., height with stand 29 7/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1798
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
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