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Summary

Grand Pianoforte (

)

Artist

Sébastien Érard

Title

Grand Pianoforte

Description

British; Grand Pianoforte; Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano

Date

circa 1840

Medium

Satinwood veneer, oak, mother-of-pearl, metal, paint, gilding, ebony

Dimensions

Height (Total): 37 1/2 in. (95.3 cm) Width (Of case, perpendicular to keyboard): 97 1/4 in. (247 cm)

Depth (Of case, parallel to keyboard): 58 7/8 in. (149.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan , New York City , United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF : 126238294 ISNI : 0000000419368761 ULAN : 500125157 LCCN : n79129629 NLA : 36247933 WorldCat

Current location

Musical Instruments

Accession number

59.76

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Henry McSweeney, 1959

Source/Photographer

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