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Bentside spinet
Spinet, with a range of sixty-one notes, GG-g3. The naturals have ivory covers and arcaded fronts, and on the top of the ebony sharps are strips of ivory, in a pattern known as 'skunk-tail'. The case is of solid mahogany, and is cross-banded with sycamore stringing. The nameboard is made up of walnut panels with sycamore stringing.
- Date:
1771 (Made) - Maker:
Mahoon, Joseph - Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum - Inventory number:
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London
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- Materials:Solid mahogany case with sycamore stringing, walnut-veneered nameboard, brass hinges, ivory naturals and ebony sharps covered with strips of ivory on the top, in a pattern known as 'skunk-tail'.
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- Inscriptions:Joseph Mahoon, London
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- Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum
- Measurements:Length: 152.5 cm maximum, Width: 78 cm maximum, Height: 21.4 cm Height without stand, Height: 87.9 cm Height with stand, Weight: 33.5 kg
- View the original record:http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O58907