Piano
Clementi and Co
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1817
Materials
Brass, Mahogany, Satinwood
Measurements
700 mm (Height) x 617 mm (Depth); 1716 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Cheapside
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Killerton, Devon
NT 921969
Summary
Square Piano, Clementi & Co., London, 1817. Inscription on nameboard: New Patent / Clementi & Co. / Cheapside / LONDON. Numbers: 11372 (ink spine and wrestplank); 4213 (Stamp, back of nameboard) Various other numbers see AG’s description (Date deduced from the serial number inferences of Leif Sahlquist) Mahogany casework inlaid with chequered stringing. Keywell veneered in satinwood with a pair of frets backed with silk. Three music drawers. Six turned and reeded legs, the front four with brass collars. Damper pedal en suite. The original green-painted shade covering strings and action present. Compass FF – c4
Provenance
Hole - bequest. Parke
Marks and inscriptions
11372 (stamped on left hand inside rising lid)
Makers and roles
Clementi and Co, maker