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Grand Piano

Manufacturer Steinway & Sons (American, founded 1853)

DateNovember 12, 1910

Mediummahogany with ivory, metal, and string

Dimensions39 × 56 × 72 inches, 610 lb. (99.1 × 142.2 × 182.9 cm, 276.7 kg)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number61.4.1

ClassificationsMusical T&E

DescriptionNew York Grand Model O Mahogany; Sketch 501 Louis XV case design, 5'10" in length; approximate net weight 610 lbs, 7 1/4 octaves (88 keys); veneered sides; hinged top; hinged key cover; three carved C-shaped legs; modified blunt arrow feet.

ProvenanceW.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936] [1] [2][3]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted September 19, 1979 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House | 1. Visible in the historic photographs of the W.H. Stark House | 2. Delivered from Steinway & Sons to Orange, Texas, on December 2, 1910 (see attached media for report) | 3. See 1921 American Appraisal Company Appraisal of Furnishing of the Residence of W.H. Stark, Orange, Texas. Page 20, entry 2.

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