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Square piano

(American, 1793–1860)
about 1830
Medium/TechniqueRosewood, maple, spruce, iron, mahogany
DimensionsOverall: 68.2 × 168.8 × 91.3 cm (26 7/8 × 66 7/16 × 35 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert and Elizabeth Owens
Accession number2019.2236
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceOctober 13, 2001, anonymous sale, Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, lot 313, to Elizabeth Owens, Boston; 2019, gift of Elizabeth Owens to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)
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