Double-manual harpsichord
Artist: Francis Coston (circa 1675 - circa 1740)
Location: Saint Cecilia's Hall Museum of Instruments
Date: 1725
Dimensions: 91 x 238 x 88 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £12,500 (Total: £50,000)
Vendor: Mrs R Steedman
Review number: 3725 (1992)
Provenance:
Dowager Lady Heathcote; Mr Hamilton; by descent to Mrs R.Steedman.
Description:
The quality of painting on the soundboard, a richly decorative arrangement of flowers, birds and foliage, makes the instrument a fine example of a British decorated harpsichord. It is almost certain that Handel knew Coston, and played on his instruments, a rare connection between Handel and a contemporary harpsichord maker, and one which gives this instrument even greater musicological and musical interest.
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