Upright Piano by Pleyel
Maker:
Pleyel
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1830
Museum:
Clark County Museum
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Painter:
Pedals:
Two
Catalogue Number:
Origin:
France
Type:
Upright Piano
The Covington piano, brought to the Oregon Territory in 1846, is widely recognized as the first piano in the Pacific Northwest. It is an 1830s Pleyel rosewood upright originally shipped from England around Cape Horn to Fort Vancouver.
The instrument was a wedding gift to educators Richard and Charlotte (Anna) Covington, who were recruited by the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1848, the couple built a log cabin on a donation claim in the Fourth Plain area of Orchards, Washington (now known as the historic Covington House
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