Created by Ashley Narsu on Sat, 02/15/2025 - 13:38
Description:
Jane Eyre plays a little bit of piano, but hopes to know more and be better. I was struck by the importance of pianos within Victorian literature; Victorians viewed playing piano as a useful and impressive task. Victorian pianos are additonally gorgeous, so I would like to recreate the importance of these instruments in my booth.
Steinway & Sons Victorian Upright Piano, 1877, Made of Brazilian Rosewood, Antique Piano Shop. As noted on the Antique Piano Shop website, "Steinway is said to have built the best pianos in the world. This is a beautiful example of an early elaborate model Steinway & Sons Victorian upright piano dating from 1879. These early Steinway upright pianos are very rare due to the popularity of the square piano during the mid-19th Century. It was not until around 1890 that the upright piano gained favor over the square piano in America."