Harpsichord

Giovanni Paolo Leoni

1773 · Wood, various materials · Musical Instruments

Technical description: Inner-outer case construction, interior case and soundboard of cypress, exterior and interior mouldings, bridge, and nut stained black, exterior mouldings include vertical members at every corner to complete a frame around every panel, painted deal exterior case; C/E-c3, 2x8 ', boxwood naturals with boxwood arcades, walnut accidentals with small ivory studs at the rear, three-rail keyframe, keys guided by rear rack; present jacks possibly of fruitwood, with quill springs and plectra, double flag dampers (may not be original); one box register with two rows of slots chiseled out, not movable; separate front and rear stands, each with four carved and painted cabriole legs, the front stand has a drawer; parchment rose in soundboard. (Douglas Maple 1983)

Artist

Giovanni Paolo Leoni

Date

1773

Medium

Wood, various materials

Culture

Italian

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889