L'Epée music box, serial no. 7847
Cylinder Music Box
ca. 1880s (made)
ca. 1880s (made)
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Cylinder music box, plain fruitwood with lid secured by catches and with the transitional style of a plain glass sliding lid. Scarce example of a Beethoven player. Key winding mechanism playing four classical airs:
Etoile du Nord: Chant des Vivandieres (Meyerbeer)
Absent Friends (Beethoven)
Madame Stockhausens Galopade
Valse des Mousquetaires de la Reine (Waldteufel)
The notes from the object file state that the last air is incorrectly listed and should state Havely's opera of 1846.
Etoile du Nord: Chant des Vivandieres (Meyerbeer)
Absent Friends (Beethoven)
Madame Stockhausens Galopade
Valse des Mousquetaires de la Reine (Waldteufel)
The notes from the object file state that the last air is incorrectly listed and should state Havely's opera of 1846.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | L'Epée music box, serial no. 7847 (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Cylinder music box by L'Epée, in a case of plain mahogany, playing four classical airs. France, ca. 1880s. |
| Physical description | Cylinder music box, plain fruitwood with lid secured by catches and with the transitional style of a plain glass sliding lid. Scarce example of a Beethoven player. Key winding mechanism playing four classical airs: Etoile du Nord: Chant des Vivandieres (Meyerbeer) Absent Friends (Beethoven) Madame Stockhausens Galopade Valse des Mousquetaires de la Reine (Waldteufel) The notes from the object file state that the last air is incorrectly listed and should state Havely's opera of 1846. |
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| Credit line | Purchase made possible through the gift of an anonymous benefactor. |
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| Accession number | W.132:1-1975 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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