Square Piano, 1853, New York, New York, United States, American, Rosewood, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, abalone, felt, metal, paint, gilding, Height: 37 3/4 in. (95.9 cm), Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano, Robert Nunns (British, (active United States) 1791–1869), John Clark (British (active United States), active 1833–1907), This costly showpiece of Renaissance and Rococo Revival eclecticism, an obvious status symbol perhaps intended for display at New York's Crystal Palace exposition, elevated the reputation of the English immigrants Robert Nunns and John Clark, partners in New York since 1833; they had exhibited an equally ornate piano in London in 1851
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Square Piano, 1853, New York, United States, American, Rosewood, mother, pearl, tortoiseshell, abalone, felt, metal, paint, gilding, Height, 37 3/4, 95.9 cm, Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano, Robert Nunns, British, active United, 1791–1869, John Clark, active, 1833–1907, costly, showpiece, Renaissance, Rococo Revival, eclecticism, obvious status, symbol, perhaps, intended, display, Crystal Palace, exposition, elevated, reputation, English immigrants, Robert, Nunns, partners, 1833, exhibited, equally ornate, piano, London, 1851
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