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Melodeon

Prescott Brothers (American, 1856–1870)
about 1860
Object PlaceConcord, New Hampshire, United States
Medium/TechniqueRosewood
DimensionsLength 84.4 cm, width 42.4 cm, case height 16.3 cm, height with legs 73.5 cm (Length 33 1/4 in., width 16 11/16 in., case height 6 7/16 in., height with legs 28 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Wright
Accession number1978.489
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1978, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Wright, Dedham, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 1978)
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