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Pipe organ

Collection Type

  • Musical instruments

Date

ca. 1857

GUSN

GUSN-203413

Description

Pipe organ in lagre mahogany case. 54-key keyboard with square panel of pleated peach silk. Stops with lead and zinc pipes. Made by George Stevens (1803-1894).

Details

Descriptive Terms

organ cases
organ pipes (components)
mahogany (wood)
ivory (tooth component)
organs (aerophones)
Organ, Pipe

Inscription

"George Stevens/CA. 1857/Restored 1961/by/NELSON C. BARDEN/Through the generosity of Friends/of the Society/and/Miss Amelia Peabody/In Memory of her Father/Frank Everett Peabody" (Engraved)

Associated Building

Exhibited At Lyman Estate (Waltham, Mass.),

Maker

Stevens, George, 1803-1894 (Maker)

Dimensions

96 x 68 x 39 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. B.A. Whittemore

Accession Number

1945.416

Places

Waltham (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)

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