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Organ, Reed

Object Name:
Organ, Reed
Object ID:
1996.023
Creator:
Prescott Organ Company -- Musical Instrum
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1876
Description:
Reed organ. Made by Prescott Organ Company, Concord, NH, 1876. Two-piece wood (walnut?) case, base with one-manual keyboard, 61 keys, and pedals, top with nine visible wooden pipes. Pediment present. Small wooden ornamental elements over front, including moldings, open scrollwork, burl veneer, mahogany stain and applied carvings. Standard keyboard with ivory and ebony keys. Nine marked knobs above keys. In gold paint, above keys: "Prescott Organ Co. / CONCORD, N.H."
Material:
Wood
Ivory
Metal
Mahogany
Dimensions:
H-99.5 W-48 D-28 inches
Provenance:
Given to Deerfield, NH, Congregational Church by Miriam F. Collins Brown (d. 1878), second wife of Dr. Stephen Brown, great-grandfather of Joseph T. Brown (1909-2002).
Credit Line:
Gift of the Brown Family
Subjects:
Organs, Churches
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