Single-manual harpsichord.
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InstrumentHarpsichord ; Harpsichord/Harpsichords/Keyboard/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyKeyboard |
MakerIgnazio Mucciardi |
Place MadeSouthern Europe ; Naples ; Italy ; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1775 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Single-manual Italian harpsichord. Integral case construction. Compass 58 notes, G1,A1 - F6 [GG,AA - f''']. Two registers, 2 × 8-ft. Repair History: The modern painted decoration was stated by Michael Thomas to be a copy of the original. |
NotesRodger Mirrey; Sheila Barnes, 2007. Attributed by comparison with an instrument of 1780 by Mucciardi now in Rome by G. Grant O'Brien. |
Measurements2310. ; Instrument: 23.5cm tall, 228.6cm long, 101.6cm wide at keyboard end. |
ProvenanceBought by donor from Michael Thomas in the early 1960s; previously in Italy. ; Gift of Rodger and Lynne Mirrey, 2005. |
CollectionRodger Mirrey Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4474 |