Polygonal Virginal converted to a Tangent Piano
Object type: Polygonal Virginal converted to a Tangent Piano
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Italian
Artist: Franciscus Bonafinis
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1585 or 1587; converted in 1717
Medium: Cypress, ebony, ivory, various materials
Dimensions: Case length:  31.7 cm
Classification: Chordophone-Zither
Geography:     Italy  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889