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Pianino
Pianino, with a range of thirty-seven notes, c–c3, with a simple mahogany-veneered oak case and folding lid, and satinwood-veneered key-well and nameboard, decorated with pierced fretwork. The instrument is fitted with glass rods struck by hammers, which the keys activate.
- Date:
ca. 1815 (made) - Maker:
Chappell & Company [Corporation] - Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum - Inventory number:
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London
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- Materials:Mahogany- and satinwood-veneered oak case with pierced satinwood fretwork, Ivory-covered naturals, ebony sharps and glass rods
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- Inscriptions:Patent / CHAPPELL & CO / 124 New Bond Street/ London
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- Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum
- Measurements:Height: 18.1 cm, Width: 56.5 cm, Depth: 57.5 cm
- View the original record:http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O58960