Melodeon

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An old wooden melodeon with carved legs. There are informational plaques visible on top of the instrument (but not legible) as well as an illustrated piece of sheet music for "The Texian Grand March."

Physical Description

1 melodeon : wood

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. Creation Date: Unknown.

Context

This physical object is part of the collection entitled: Star of the Republic Museum Objects and was provided by the Star of the Republic Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 219 times, with 4 in the last month. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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Star of the Republic Museum

Located in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, the Museum's mission is to collect and preserve material culture of the Texas Republic.

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Description

An old wooden melodeon with carved legs. There are informational plaques visible on top of the instrument (but not legible) as well as an illustrated piece of sheet music for "The Texian Grand March."

Physical Description

1 melodeon : wood

Notes

From The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments: "A melodeon, also known as a cabinet organ or American organ, is a 19th century reed organ with a foot-operated vacuum bellows, and a piano keyboard."

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Star of the Republic Museum Objects

From the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, these items (dating from 1700s-1800s) include furniture, clothing, buttons, farm implements, china, trade tokens, arrowheads, cooking utensils, and looms.

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Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Jan. 18, 2008, 12:47 a.m.

Description Last Updated

  • Feb. 23, 2011, 11:03 a.m.

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Melodeon, physical object, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth30498/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Star of the Republic Museum.

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