Square Piano by Osborne, J
Maker:
Osborne, J
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1823
Museum:
National Music Museum, North America
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Mahogany, Rosewood
Painter:
Pedals:
One
Catalogue Number:
CEP-2464
Origin:
North America
Type:
Square Piano
square piano in the English style. Compass FF to c4 (68 notes). Naturals covered in ivory; sharps ebony. Standard English square-piano double action. One pedal: dampers. Bichord stringing.
Case with rounded front corners, veneered in mahogany with rosewood crossbanding; cast metal molding near the bottom. Keywell veneered in rosewood with light-colored wood stringing at the ends and brass stringing on the nameboard. Nameboard with inlaid brass nameplate at center, with inlaid brass foliate decoration at the ends. Mahogany dust cover. Two drawers between the first and second and the third and fourth front legs (i.e., no larger third drawer under the keyboard between the second and third legs). Six turned reeded screw-on legs with metal collars at the top; pedal holder in the form of a slender lyre. Lid mahogany with rosewood crossbanding.