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Cabinet pianoforte

An early 19th-century cabinet piano in a mahogany case with a fabric front. Compass: F1 to c4, 68 notes. English upright, front-striking ‘sticker’ action.

  • Date:
    circa 1821
  • Maker:
    John Broadwood & Sons [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Royal College of Music Museum
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  • Place of production:
    London
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  • Inscriptions:Ink on the front of the nameboard: "John Broadwood & Sons \ [?Makers to His Majesty & the Princesses] \ Great Pulteney Street, Golden Square \ London" within a dark wood frame
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Width: 1066mm. Depth: 549mm.