Albana Single Manual Harpsichord
date: label: date made
content: 1643
name: label: maker
content: Albana, Horatius
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This instrument was made by Horatius Albana in Rome, Italy in 1643. It is a single manual harpsichord with a compass of C/E - c3, a disposition of 2 x 8’, and has 2 iron levers on the right side to move slides. The soundboard is made of cypress and features a rose of geometric design. This harpsichord has boxwood naturals and black-stained accidentals. The nameboard is inscribed: “Horatius Albana f. Anno MDCXXXXIII.”
label: Description (Brief)
content: The separable outer case is painted with putti with musical instruments and Rococo motifs on a gold and pale blue background. The lid interior is painted with mythological figures on a gold background. This instrument sits on a heavy elaborate gilded stand.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Horatius (Orazio) Albana comes from a family of Italian keyboard makers who were active during the 16th and 17th centuries. There is a Horatius Albana harpsichord in the Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna.
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
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.326905
label: accession number
content: 84841
label: catalog number
content: 326905
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harpsichord
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
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content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (instrument only): 12 in x 30 1/4 in x 77 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 76.835 cm x 196.215 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 38 1/2 in x 30 1/2 in x 78 in; 97.79 cm x 77.47 cm x 198.12 cm