Organ owned by Henry Long and family
- On View
- Segregation Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- E.P. Carpenter & Company, American, 1852 - 1900
- Owned by
- Long, Henry L., American, ca. 1882 - 1935
- Date
- ca. 1898
- Medium
- wood, metal, ivory and mirrored glass
- Dimensions
- 70 x 46 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (177.8 x 118.7 x 60.3 cm)
- Overall with Weight (Organ with mirror): 215 lb. (97.5 kg)
- Overall with Weight (Organ without mirror): 210 lb. (95.3 kg)
- Overall with Weight (Mirror): 5 lb. (2.3 kg)
- Caption
- This organ was purchased by Mr. Henry L. Long, a Pullman Porter in Seneca, South Carolina, in 1911. It was used by his family for gatherings and celebrations.
- Description
- A parlor style reed or pump organ (2012.7.1a) and mirror (2012.7.1b) made by E.P. Carpenter & Company and owned by Henry L. Long. The organ is made of wood with a natural, medium tone finish showing the wood grain. It has two ornately wrought metal foot pumps at the center bottom of the instrument. The keyboard has 36 white keys and 25 black keys. Above the keyboard is a black panel set into the organ which reads [Carpenter / Company.] on the PR side and [Brattleboro / Vt. U.S.A.] on the PL. In the center are two sets of five stops, each with a different name to indicate which pipes they control. The hutch section of the organ is decorated with wood applique. In the upper middle of the hutch is a horizontal rectangular space for the mirror (2012.7.1b) which is currently detached.
- Place made
- Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Topic
- Amusements
- Domestic life
- Families
- Music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of Henry L. Long
- Object number
- 2012.7.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.