Object Details
maker
Steinway and Sons
Description (Brief)
This piano was made by Steinway & Sons in New York in 1939. It was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for the United States Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. The piano, Model D concert grand, is serial number 295811. It has a compass of AAA-c5, Steinway accelerated action (replaced), felt hammers, one, two, or three strings per note, 3 pedals: una corda, sustention, and dampers, a one-piece iron frame, cross-strung, and a maple veneer case with gilded ornamentation.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Transferred from General Services Administration
date made
1939
ID Number
1989.0216.01
accession number
1989.0216
catalog number
1989.0216.01
Object Name
piano
Physical Description
felt (overall material)
wood (overall material)
iron (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 40 in x 66 in x 108 in; 101.6 cm x 167.64 cm x 274.32 cm
Place Made
United States: New York, New York City
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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Pianos
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_606750