Organ, Reed
- Object Name:
- Organ, Reed
- Object ID:
- 1995.061 a-b
- Creator:
- Liscom & Dearborn
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1853-1864
- Description:
- Melodeon. Wood (rosewood veneer ?). Rectangular melodeon box on turned wood legs. Hinged cover (with lock) over flip-up music stand, and keys of ivory on wood. Legs screw into melodeon box; wheel on each leg. "Liscom & Dearborn, / Concord, N.H." in gold calligraphy, above keys. Separate lyre-shaped pedal assembly, wood with metal pedals.
A. Melodeon
B. Pedal Assembly - Material:
- Wood
Ivory
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-34.5 L-48 D-24.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Laurel Stavis, Framingham, MA, purchased melodeon c. 1975-1980 from private party in Newton, MA.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Laurel Stavis and John Harper
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