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Organ, Pipe

Object Name:
Organ, Pipe
Object ID:
1959.035
Creator:
Foster, Joseph (1805-1875)Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
Winchester, NH
Date:
circa 1840
Description:
Pipe Organ. Made by Joseph Foster (1805-1875), Winchester, NH, c. 1840. Upper: gathered red fabric panel. 4-1/2 octaves, 4 stops, 163 pipes of metal and wood. Mahogany burl veneer and graining finish.
Material:
Wood
Metal
Mahogany
Dimensions:
H-74 W-49 D-24.5 feet
Provenance:
Gordon Chamberlain of Spofford, NH, purchased the organ in 1953 from Herbert Yardley of West Swanzey, NH. Yardley purchased it from the Brown family of Marlborough, NH.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
Subjects:
Pipe organs, Organs
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