Nunns Upright Piano
Nunns Upright Piano
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- Description (Brief)
- This upright piano was made by Robert and William Nunns in New York, New York about 1830. It is a small cottage piano about 42 inches high. The metal frame would suggest that this piano was modernized at some time. This piano is serial number 1223 and has a compass of FF-f4, tape-check upright action, felt hammers, single-strings, some wound, 2 pedals: keyboard shift and dampers, metal frame, straight-strung, and a mahogany (veneer?) case.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- piano
- date made
- 1824-1833
- maker
- Robert & William Nunns
- Place Made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- felt (hammers: material)
- metal (frame: material)
- mahogany (veneer?) (case: material)
- Measurements
- overall: 42 1/2 in x 45 3/4 in x 22 3/4 in; 107.95 cm x 116.205 cm x 57.785 cm
- ID Number
- MI.315698
- catalog number
- 315698
- accession number
- 58488
- Credit Line
- Gift of Hugo Worch
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Pianos
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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