The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pianoforte

Maker:: Case attributed to the workshop of Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854)
Patentee:: Patented by John Geib and Son (1804–15)
Date:: 1810–15
Geography:: Mid-Atlantic, New York, New York, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Mahogany, mahogany and rosewood veneers, satinwood, ivory, gilded gesso, brass with white pine, maple, ash
Dimensions:: 35 1/2 x 72 x 30 in. (90.2 x 182.9 x 76.2 cm)
Classification:: Furniture
Credit Line:: Gift of Eric M. Wunsch, 1969
Accession Number:: 69.259

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 725

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: painted on nameboard: Patent. / John Geib & Son. / NEW-YORK; stamped in well to left of keyboard: 5414
Provenance

Elizabeth Henderson; Eric Martin Wunsch, New York, until 1969
See also
Who
Duncan Phyfe (66)

John Geib Son (1)

John Geib Jr. (1)
What
Metal (59,364)

Copper alloy (16,630)

Gilt (9,043)

Wood (7,651)

Bone (6,328)

Furniture (5,725)

Ivory (5,389)

Brass (3,505)

Chordophones (1,444)

Softwood (1,177)

Mahogany (974)

Pine (890)

Maple (503)

Gesso (362)

Rosewood (262)

Veneer (242)

Satinwood (117)

Pianos (100)
Where
North and Central America (81,404)

United States (78,109)

New York (2,785)

New York City (1,835)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,185)
In the Museum
American Decorative Arts (11,825)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The United States and Canada, 1800–1900 A.D.
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