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Description: | Music box in the form of an upright piano. The case made of mahogany, satinwood and fruitwood on a softwood carcase. The rectangular top is hinged and opens to reveal a cylindrical mechanical music box supported on the back of the piano. The front slides out and is set with a central mirror and two arched fretwood floral panels that are backed with red silk. The keyboard is carved in wood and a nameplate is concealed under a shaped, hinged cover that supports two spiralling supports. Under the keyboard is another pierced fretwork panel lined with silk. The nameplate is inscribed: "Maker Rogers London".
Technique: carving
Material: mahogany
Material: softwood
Material: satinwood
Material: fruitwood
Material: brass
Material: silk
Material: glass
piano music box made in England, United Kingdom, Europe, (1922.184). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.28560 | Go to resource |
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