Barrel Organ
1815 - 1820 (Made)
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This minature barrel organ was made by Benjamin Flight and Joseph Robson, who formed a partnership in about 1800 and styled themselves as 'Organ Builders to the Prince Regent'. They were most famous for their Apollonicon, a large organ displayed at their showroom in St Martins' Lane, London, which they claimed could reproduce the sounds of an entire orchestra. One of the tunes listed on the inside of the lid of this minitaure barrel organ was The Waterloo Dance, which suggests that it was made soon after the famous battle of 1815.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | joined and varnished mahogany, brass feet, gilt dummy pipes |
Brief description | Barrel organ, solid mahogany case, Flight & Robson, London, 1815-1820. |
Physical description | Rectangular mahogany case, with mahogany lid at the top and brass crank handle at front on the right-hand side. The case stands on brass claw and ball feet. Seven dummy organ pipes placed in a diamond shaped frame on red cloth backing, set in the door of the instrument. |
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Credit line | Purchase made possible through the gift of an anonymous benefactor. |
Summary | This minature barrel organ was made by Benjamin Flight and Joseph Robson, who formed a partnership in about 1800 and styled themselves as 'Organ Builders to the Prince Regent'. They were most famous for their Apollonicon, a large organ displayed at their showroom in St Martins' Lane, London, which they claimed could reproduce the sounds of an entire orchestra. One of the tunes listed on the inside of the lid of this minitaure barrel organ was The Waterloo Dance, which suggests that it was made soon after the famous battle of 1815. |
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Accession number | W.43:1&:2-1975 |
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Record created | November 4, 2008 |
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