Accordion
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Closed: 15 3/16 × 5 5/16 × 6 7/8 in. (38.5 × 13.5 × 17.5 cm)
- Origin
- French
- Department
- Musical Instruments
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Funds from various donors, 1998
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Music Both · 99%
The object is visibly a keyboard instrument with bellows, and the museum catalog identifies it as an accordion in the Department of Musical Instruments.
Visual Qualities
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Patterns Visual · 99%
Repeated scrolling and floral motifs cover the front and side panels in an organized decorative pattern.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%
The visible casing is densely embellished with multicolored decoration, framed panels, and elaborate metallic edging.
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Curvilinear Forms Visual · 97%
The surface ornament is dominated by flowing S-curves, scrolls, leaves, and rounded floral forms.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to 1850–55.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 95%
The catalog lists the place of origin as French.
Materials
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Wood Both · 98%
The dark casing appears wooden, and wood is explicitly listed in the cataloged medium.
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Metal Both · 98%
Metallic edging, keys, fasteners, and hardware are visible, and metal is explicitly listed in the cataloged medium.
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Brass Metadata · 94%
Brass and gilt brass are explicitly included in the cataloged medium.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Musical Instrument Both · 99%
The image clearly shows an accordion with keys, casing, and pleated bellows; the catalog classifies it as an accordion and an aerophone-free reed concertina/accordion.
Source & rights
Alexandre Pere & Fils. Accordion. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.