Italian Virginal
date: label: date made
content: 17th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This harpsichord was made by an unknown maker in Italy, in the 17th century. It is a rectangular-shaped virginal with a compass of C/E - c3, and a disposition of 1 x 8’. The instrument has a cypress soundboard, and boxwood naturals and ebony accidentals. The soundboard contains a parchment rose in a six-segment pattern .
label: Description (Brief)
content: The inseparable case is made of painted wood with painted garlands, bows and fruit. The instrument was acquired without a stand or legs.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Harpsichords
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.095236
label: accession number
content: 26256
label: catalog number
content: 95236
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harpsichord
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cypress (sound board material)
label: Physical Description
content: boxwood (naturals material)
label: Physical Description
content: ebony (accidentals material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (plectra material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/2 in x 54 1/2 in x 17 1/2 in; 24.13 cm x 138.43 cm x 44.45 cm