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Melodeon

(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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
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)
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