Square Grand Piano

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Square Grand Piano

Entry/Object ID

96.10.6

Description

Chickering of Boston (1823-1983) Piano 1866 Rosewood, rosewood veneer, cast iron soundboard, ivory keys (no# 28887) Style: Empire/ Renaissance Revival transitional Piano case on four massive legs which are faceted and tapered to faceted bun feet. Rectangular form, fretwork music stand. Purchased through the sale of Aiken jewelry after the Civil War.

Collection

Loan

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1866

Place

Location

Boston

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Piano

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Keyboard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

96.3.33

Dimensions

Height

37-3/8 in

Width

40 in

Depth

39-7/8 in

Length

80-1/2 in

Location

Location

Building

AR PARLORS

Moved By

Red

Date

April 23, 1998

Notes

Until: / /

Location

Building

AR EAST PARLOR

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

No obvious string damage. Venner in stable condition. Finish bleached, damaged. Ivory keys yellowed but intact.

Notes

Left pedal appears to be broken

Intake

Loan In

L.1996.010.

Lender

Mary Maybank Scarborough

Date Received

Sep 15, 1998

Date Due for Return

Feb 8, 2006

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Location Details1: 1

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 23, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

March 30, 2023