Virginal.

Honofrio Guarracino
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Instrument

Virginal

Instrument Family

Keyboard

Maker

Honofrio Guarracino

Place Made

Southern Europe; Naples; Europe; Italy

Date Made

1678

Description

Technical description: Rectangular Italian virginal. Integrated cypress case with partly recessed keyboard. Compass 45 notes, C₂/E₂ - C₆ [C/E - c''']. One set of 8-ft strings. Nut on wrestplank. Repair History: Work on the jacks by John Barnes in 1962.

Notes

Rodger Mirrey; Sheila Barnes, 2007.

Measurements

Instrument - 20.32cm deep, 41.91cm wide, 149.86cm long.; 1480.

Provenance

Bought by donor from J. George Morley in 1961; owned by Hugh Gough in 1954.; Gift of Rodger and Lynne Mirrey, 2005.

Collection

Rodger Mirrey Collection; MIMEd

Accession Number

4484

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