Music Box
1850-1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Cylinder music box playing eight tunes with a keywind mechanism. Case of mahogany with ebony stringing.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Mahogany and ebony |
| Brief description | Cylinder music box by the Nicole Frères, playing eight tunes with a keywind mechanism. Swiss, ca. 1850-55. |
| Physical description | Cylinder music box playing eight tunes with a keywind mechanism. Case of mahogany with ebony stringing. |
| Credit line | Purchase made possible through the gift of an anonymous benefactor. |
| Object history | Nicole Frères produced excellent keywind musical boxes during the middle decades of the 19th century, rivalled only by the leading makers in Ste. Croix. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.45-1975 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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