Concert Grand Piano
Artist
Weber Company
(American, founded 1852)
Datelate 19th Century
MediumRosewood and brass
Dimensions39 1/4 × 57 1/4 × 106 in. (99.7 × 145.4 × 269.2 cm)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineGift of Dr. William E. Wallace, 1980
Object numberMF80.10.a
This concert grand piano was made in 1876 by the Weber Company, which was founded by the German piano maker Albert Weber in New York in 1852. The Weber piano won immediate praise due to its tone quality and powerful voice. It was awarded highest honors at the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876, at the American Exhibition in London, in 1887, and at the Paris Exposition in 1889. During the middle decades of the 19th century, Weber was a top competitor with Steinway in the production of concert-quality pianos. The Ringling piano's cabriole legs that cascade into carved scroll feet are indicative of Victorian craftsmanship.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 19
circa 20th century
