COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MMA_.89.4.2048
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MMA_.89.4.2048
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
aly
2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Hicks, George
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Hicks, George
Creator Name
false
Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Made by George Hicks
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Made by George Hicks
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Barrel Piano
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Barrel Piano
Title
false
Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 1860
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ca. 1860
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1850
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1850
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1870
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1870
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, various materials
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Wood, various materials
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Chordophone without neck/struck
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Chordophone without neck/struck
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Total H. 36 1/2 in. (92.7 cm); W. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm); L. of longest string 27 1/2 in. (69.8 cm); L. of shortest string 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
met
Total H. 36 1/2 in. (92.7 cm); W. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm); L. of longest string 27 1/2 in. (69.8 cm); L. of shortest string 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
89.4.2048
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89.4.2048
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Crosby Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
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The Crosby Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
When the crank is turned, pins on a rotating cylinder engage hammers that strike the strings, playing any of ten tunes, including 'Yankee Doodle.' At the same time, a bell rings and the articulated figures move in time to the music. One figure deposits coins in a trough. Shown with front string cover panel removed.
cxd
<P>When the crank is turned, pins on a rotating cylinder engage hammers that strike the strings, playing any of ten tunes, including 'Yankee Doodle.' At the same time, a bell rings and the articulated figures move in time to the music. One figure deposits coins in a trough. Shown with front string cover panel removed.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.mi89.4.2048.R.tif
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MMA_.mi89.4.2048.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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