© Horniman Museum and Gardens
A Group of Musical Instruments from the Dolmetsch Collection
Artist: Various
Location: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Date: 1609
Materials: various
Grant:
Amount Paid: £4,080 (Total: £16,320)
Vendor: Arnold Dolmetsch
Review number: 2893 (1981)
Provenance:
Collection formed by Arnold Dolmetsch (1858-1940), the founder of the famous firm of musical instrument makers.
Description:
12 items from a collection of 119 instruments including stringed, wind, keyboard and plucked, formed by Arnold Dolmetsch. These include an arch-lute, a hurdy-gurdy, 2 bassoons, a bugle, a pair of trumpets, an English serpent (illustrated), a crwth, a polygonal virginals and 2 harpsichords. Dolmetsch revived interest in pre-classical music and founded a firm to make suitable instruments.
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