Pedal Organ
c. 1820Wood with ivory keys, leather bellow, steel wire connections to pedals.
Timber box with keyboard, folding lid with collapsible music holder attached. On two carved timber supports connected by timber brace at base with two timber pedals attached.
This pedal organ was brought to Australia by the Dent family 1829 aboard the 'Marquise of Anglesea'.
Sophia was born on the beach at Fremantle (Anglesea Point) the first European child born in the Swan River Settlement, she is buried in the Dongara cemetery. The organ was passed to Sophia Dent's daughter, Amy Ellery. Amy married William Rumble.
Their daughter Violet passed the organ to Amy's nephew, Charlie Ellery.
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This item is associated with the first European settlers to come to Western Australia and with the first white child Sophia Dent who was born on the beach at Fremantle. Sophia later lived at The Irwin Post Office near Dongara and is buried in the Dongara Cemetery.
The object 'ORGAN' (IROB0202) is considered to have very high aesthetic significance, given its design and appearance. Being in good condition, its a very good example of the class MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS/Keyboard . The item is well provenanced being associated with SOPHIA DENT (nee ELLERY, MITCHELL), CHARLES GREGORY ELLERY. Given its links to local identities, this object has very high social significance which adds to its interpretive potential.
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