Cabinet piano (Apollo piano), Meincke en Pieter Meijer, c. 1815 - c. 1820

Title(s)

Cabinet piano (Apollo piano)

Object type

• musical instrument
• stringed instrument
• keyboard instrument
• pianoforte
• cabinet piano

Object number

BK-C-2016-1

Description

Rechtopstaande piano

Artist

• musical instrument maker: Meincke en Pieter Meijer

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

c. 1815 - c. 1820

Material

• mahogany (wood)
• ivory
• brass (alloy)
• spruce (wood)
• iron (metal)
• ebony (wood)

Measurements

height 209.0 cm × width 117.5 cm × depth 56.0 cm × weight 142 kg

Credit line

• On loan from the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed

Acquisition

loan 21-Apr-2016

Copyright

Public domain

• Makers of the piano, 1700-1820, Martha Novak Clinkscale, p. 201
• A checklist of pianos : musical instrument collection Haags Gemeentemuseum, Clemens Christoph Johannes von Gleich, p. 72-73, cat.nr. 48
• Pianofortes uit de lage landen = Pianofortes from the low countries, Clemens Christoph Johannes von Gleich, p. 22-23, cat.nr. 6