Piano

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1904
Accession number: 2007.4
Maker: Guild of Handicraft(Opens in new tab) (British, 1888–1909)
Designer: designed by Charles Robert Ashbee(Opens in new tab) (British, 1863–1942)
Dimensions: 47 1/4 x 54 x 25 in. (120 x 137.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Medium: mahogany with holly inlay, veneered light wood and wrought iron
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A rare Spanish mahogany and holly inlaid upright piano with light wood interior and wrought-iron strapwork hinges.

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The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Art Collectors' Council and the Schweppe Art Acquisitions Fund

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European Art

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Ashbee designed at least five upright pianos for the English firm of Broadwood and Sons. For this piano, based on his fourth design, he extended the top and sides out to the front and then closed it in like a cupboard. Its formal, rectilinear shape is a bold departure from conventional piano design. It shows Ashbee's belief in the ability of the piano to make an important statement in the modern interior.

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