Spinet
1730-1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Previously on loan to Provost Skeen's House.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Spinet, English, 1730-1750, inscribed Thomas Hitchcock |
| Physical description | Walnut spinet; harp shaped top, projecting keyboard with hinged sloping cover, comprising five octaves, white naturals and black accidentals, inlaid in holly with the inscription 'Thomas Hitchcock Londini fecit No.1484'. Iron hinges and locks. Mounted on a modern four-legged stand. The naturals are ivory covered and fronted with ivory arcades, and the sharps are of ebony with a fillet of ivory inlaid in their upper surface. The case if of walnut with a double curve bentside. The jack-rail, nameboard and inner faces of the spinet are inlaid with harewood stringing. The wrest-plank is veneered with walnut rather than in the spruce of the soundboard. There are three engraved strap-hinges. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'THOMAS HITCHCOCK LONDINI FECIT NO.1484' |
| Credit line | Given by the Science Museum |
| Summary | Previously on loan to Provost Skeen's House. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.43-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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