Stool for harpsicord (part of a set)

Unknown

ca. 1700 · Painted and gilded elm and birch; green silk velvet (not original to frame) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Designed to be the focus of visual as well as auditory attention during a musical performance. The exterior is elaborately carved and gilded; the interiors of the lid and keyboard-cover are painted with landscapes attributed to the artist Crescenzio Onofri (1632–1698).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1700

Medium

Painted and gilded elm and birch; green silk velvet (not original to frame)

Culture

Italian, possibly Rome

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Madame Lilliana Teruzzi, 1971