Doll Upright Piano

Doll Upright Piano

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Description
This upright piano was made by Jacob Doll in New York, New York around 1898-1901. Jacob Doll came to New York from his native Germany at the age of fourteen and found work in a wood-working company. In 1885 he established a piano making factory in New York. This piano has a compass of AAA-c5, standard upright action, felt hammers, single, double, and triple-strings, 3 pedals, one-piece cast-iron frame, cross-strung, and an ebonized case highly decorated with eagles at the top corners.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
piano
date made
1898-1902
maker
Doll, Jacob
Place Made
United States: New York, New York City
Physical Description
ebonized (case: material)
cast-iron (frame: material)
felt (hammers: material)
Measurements
overall: 68 in x 65 1/2 in x 28 1/2 in; 172.72 cm x 166.37 cm x 72.39 cm
ID Number
MI.299853
accession number
61285
catalog number
299853
Credit Line
Gift of Hugo Worch
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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Comments

My Great Grandfather was Adolf Doll, and he was a piano builder in New York. He also came from Germany. Maybe he was related to Jacob Doll. Very interesting!

Barbara Doll Middleton

Thu, 2020-11-12 08:56

Nice to see this. My grandfather was one of Jacob's brother, and plant superintendent for many years. We have pictures of family members, posing along this piano, when it was on display. I too saw it on display back in the early 60s.

Henry Doll

Mon, 2020-08-24 09:20

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