Poggio Virginal
date: label: date made
content: 1620
name: label: maker
content: Poggio, Francesco
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This harpsichord was made by Francesco Poggio in Florence, Italy, in 1620. It is a polygonal virginal with a compass of C/E - f3 (6 split keys for alternate tunings), and has a disposition of 1 x 8’. The soundboard is made of spruce with a gilt parchment rose. This virginal has medium-brown stained arcaded naturals and dark-stained accidentals. The jackrail, possibly a later addition or re-inscribed, is inscribed: “IONNES BATT. BONI DA CORTONA. FECIT ANNO. 1617.”
label: Description (Brief)
content: The inseparable outer case is painted black with gold designs. The interior of the lid is painted with panels of birds and flowers with a shield in the center. The stand is similarly painted black with gold designs and 4 curved legs.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Other instruments attributed to Francesco Poggio are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Yale University, New Haven, and the University of Edinburgh.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy: Tuscany, Florence
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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 Cooper Union Museum
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.60.1392
label: accession number
content: 227687
label: catalog number
content: 60.1392
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: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 1/4 in x 64 3/4 in x 22 1/2 in; 94.615 cm x 164.465 cm x 57.15 cm