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Two-manual harpsichord

Artist: Jacob Kirckman (active 1772)

Location: Horniman Museum and Gardens

Date: 1772

Materials: walnut, boxwood, & brass

Dimensions: 138 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £1,000 (Total: £3,800)

Vendor: Sotheby's

Review number: 2446 (1972)

Provenance:
Lady Graye of Stanford Park, Irving Hinchliffe, 1946. Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Description:
Inscribed on the nameboard 'Jacobus Kirckman Londini fecit 1772'. Case, veneered with panels of walnut, shows craftsmanship of high quality.

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