Toy Piano
Object/Artifact
Child's toy upright piano with eight painted playable keys. Paper plaque on face has two cherubs, one playing a trumpet, the other a violin. There is a lyre in the center surrounded by laurel leaves, a decorative floral pattern, and the word "Grand". Colors on the plaque are brown, gold and turquoise.
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Like today music was a very important part of children's lives. This toy piano might have been a child's first introduction to playing music themselves. Although shaped like a piano it actually works like a xylophone. When pressed, the wooden keys strike a metal plate above it, with each plate tuned to a different pitch. This small doll sized piano can be viewed in the children's bedroom on the upper floor of Hamilton House.
Genesee Country Village and Museum
19th Century
Toy piano
9-1/4 in
10-1/8 in
7 in
Wood
Paper
Metal