Square piano

Meijer, Meincke en Pieter (mentioned on object), c. 1805 - c. 1808

Meyer’s square pianos evidence English influence in their exterior and three of the four pedals: pizzicato, forte, and crescendo. The round legs and the fourth pedal – a moderator that inserts leather tabs between the hammers and the string – are typically French. The Meyer brothers flourished in Amsterdam under French rule; three Meyer pianos were acquired for the royal residences.

Artwork typekeyboard instrument, musical instrument, stringed instrument, pianoforte, square pianoforte
Object numberBK-NM-8167
Dimensionsheight 86.0 cm x width 173.0 cm x depth 61.0 cm
Physical characteristicsdiverse houtsoorten, ivoor, messing, ijzer, stof en leer

Identification

Title(s)
Square piano
Object type
Object number
BK-NM-8167
Description
Tafelpiano met engelse mekaniek.
Inscriptions / marks
signature: ‘Meincke Meyer en Pieter Meyer // op 't Rokkin te Amsterdam’
Catalogue reference
- L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 2
- Pascale Vandervellen, 'Le piano de style en Europe dès origines à 1850 : étude des éléments décoratifs et mécaniques', Liège: Mardaga, 1994, p. 141
- Jeremy Montagu, 'Instrument plans, books, postcards: Bate Collection, Oxford', FoMRHI Quarterly 68 (1992), p. 6-12: 10

Creation

Creation
musical instrument maker: Meijer, Meincke en Pieter (mentioned on object), Amsterdam
Dating
c. 1805 - c. 1808
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Material and technique

Physical description
diverse houtsoorten, ivoor, messing, ijzer, stof en leer
Material
Dimensions
height 86.0 cm x width 173.0 cm x depth 61.0 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Gift of Mesdames van den Brink, Velp
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 2
- Pascale Vandervellen, 'Le piano de style en Europe dès origines à 1850 : étude des éléments décoratifs et mécaniques', Liège: Mardaga, 1994, p. 141
- Jeremy Montagu, 'Instrument plans, books, postcards: Bate Collection, Oxford', FoMRHI Quarterly 68 (1992), p. 6-12: 10

Persistent URL

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