Dulcken Double Manual Harpsichord
date: label: date made
content: 1745
name: label: maker
content: Dulcken, Joannes Daniel
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This instrument was made by Johannes Daniel Dulcken in Antwerp, in 1745. It is a double manual harpsichord with a compass of FF – f3, and a disposition of 2 x 8’, 1 x 4’. The harpsichord has a spruce soundboard with a gilt-metal rose, and ebony naturals and ivory accidentals. The name batten is marked:</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>IOANNES DANIEL DULCKEN ME FECIT ANTVERPIA, AD 1745</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>The inseparable outer case is made of black painted wood with gold accents. The soundboard is painted with floral decorations. The trestle stand is made of 12 turned spindles painted black with gold accents.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Restored to playing condition in 1960-1961, by William Dowd, this Dulcken harpsichord is currently used in concerts and featured on recordings by the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Recordings currently available can be found at the following link:<br>www.smithsonianchambermusic.org</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Belgium: Flanders, Antwerp
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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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Hugo Worch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.315758
label: accession number
content: 65928
label: catalog number
content: 315758
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harpsichord
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: spruce (soundboard material)
label: Physical Description
content: ebony (naturals material)
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content: ivory (accidentals material)
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content: Delrin (plectra replacements material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (case material)
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content: paint (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, gilt (rose material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 38 1/2 in x 103 in; 91.44 cm x 97.79 cm x 261.62 cm