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Description: | 1771 (same illegible initials as on bottom key)
1771 No. 45 (and illegible initial)
Joseph Mahoon, London
This rather late spinet is nevertheless a representative example of a type popular throughout the 18th century. Its five-octave keyboard served virtually all 18th-century repertoire, and its understated veneered finish would have blended into any décor. Mahoon, whose name appears on a harpsichord in Hogarth’s Rakes Progress, was described in 1763 as ‘Harpsichord maker to his Majesty...’
English bentside spinet. Five octave compass GG-g''' chromatic (61 notes). One set of eight foot strings. Solid mahogany case with sycamore stringing. Walnut-veneered nameboard, brass hinges, ivory and ebony key coverings. A decorative keyboard with the accidentals made up of an ivory fillet between two pieces of ebony in the so-called 'skunk-tail' pattern. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | wood West European British ivory ebony brass sycamore mahogany | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-219560 |
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