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Melodeon

Prince & Co. (American, about 1833–about 1879)

1847

Object PlaceBuffalo, New York, United States

Medium/TechniqueRosewood

DimensionsLength 73.5 cm, width 35.1 cm, case height 13.5 cm, height with legs 71.5 cm (Length 28 15/16 in., width 13 13/16 in., case height 5 5/16 in., height with legs 28 1/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Wise

Accession number1981.436

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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ProvenanceBefore 1981, owned by donor's paternal grandmother, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; by 1981, by descent to her grandson, William C. Wise, Brookline, Massachusetts; 1981, gift of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Wise to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 1, 1981)