Melodeon (lap organ)
James Amireaux Bazin
(American, 1798–1883)
about 1840
Object PlaceCanton, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueRosewood
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 23 x 61.3 cm (3 15/16 x 9 1/16 x 24 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Howard A. Jewell Trust
Accession number2010.954
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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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ProvenanceBy the 1980s, found in a garage by an unidentified woman (a client of Mr. Jewell's), Bridgewater, Massachusetts; by the 1980s, gift of unidentified woman to Howard A. Jewell, Taunton, Massachusetts; 2010, gift of the Howard A. Jewell Trust to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 2010)
early 19th century
about 1830
19th century
early 19th century
