The original: the old spinet ; the intermediate: the harpsichord ; the present: the grand piano.

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Title
The original: the old spinet ; the intermediate: the harpsichord ; the present: the grand piano.
Names
Orr, John William, 1815-1887 (Wood-engraver)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Music -- Piano

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1871
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC MUSIC-Pia
Topics
Musical instruments
Music
pianos
harpsichords
Genres
Prints
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 18.2 x 10.6 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17931231
Barcode: 33333159454996
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8207bc40-c558-012f-d7bd-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

1815
2026
  • 1815: Creator Born
  • 1871: Issued
  • 1887: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The original: the old spinet ; the intermediate: the harpsichord ; the present: the grand piano." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-3370-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The original: the old spinet ; the intermediate: the harpsichord ; the present: the grand piano." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 27, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-3370-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1871). The original: the old spinet ; the intermediate: the harpsichord ; the present: the grand piano. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-3370-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-3370-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The original: the old spinet ; the intermediate: the harpsichord ; the present: the grand piano., (1871) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 27, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The original: the old spinet ; the intermediate: the harpsichord ; the present: the grand piano.
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