Piano accordion (Marchesa model)
John Vassos
(American, born in Romania, 1898–1985)
1960–70
Object PlaceTrossingen, Germany
Medium/TechniqueWood, celluloid, textile, cardstock, metal
DimensionsOverall: 45.7 × 37.5 × 24.1 cm (18 × 14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineJohn Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession number2017.499
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceUntil 2011, Jack and Kate White, Cleveland Accordion Museum, Rocky River, OH; 2011, with the closing of the museum, sold by the Whites to Paul Ramunni, Canaan, CT; 2017, sold by Ramunni to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 24, 2017)
