Steinway Piano

Steinway & Sons sales records indicate that Hill-Stead’s piano is a Model B in mahogany, style 336. The style number is associated with the case portion of the piano - meaning the furniture aspect of the instrument. The design of case style 336 is “Colonial” in style, drawing inspiration from the Neoclassical designs popular in the late eighteenth century. The body is of satinwood veneer with inlaid stringing around the case. The legs have been ebonized, and sit upon castors. An ivory medallion, inset above the keyboard, reads “Steinway & Sons, Makers, New York.”