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Celesta

Description

Celesta piano used for practice in hotel rooms while traveling. It belonged to Baltimore jazz musician James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (1887-1983). Made by Mustel & Company in Paris, France.

Date

circa 1923

Materials

Wood, metal, ivory

Dimensions

35 x 34.25 inches

Object ID

2016.14.1

Resource ID

3870

Credit Line

Gift of Ms. Nancy Hoffman

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.