Upright Piano by Wornum, R
Maker:
Wornum, R
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1814
Museum:
National Museum of American History
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Painter:
Pedals:
Two
Catalogue Number:
CEP-4021
Origin:
England
Type:
Upright Piano
This upright piano was made by Robert Wornum in London, England about 1814. It is a tall cabinet upright, almost 6 feet tall. The nameboard inscription reads “New Harmonic & Cabinet Piano Forts / Robert Wornum late Wilkinson & Wornum / N°. 42 Wigmore Street Cavendish Square & N°. 3 Welbeck Street London” This piano is serial number 122 and a compass of FF-f4, long English sticker action, escapement at bottom, leather hammers, triple-strings, 2 pedals: keyboard shift and dampers, wood frame, straight-strung, and a wood case with a front silk panel
Credit: Smithsonian