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Oak, veneered with panels of walnut, crossbanded with mahogany, lines in boxwood. Compass: FF–f''', no FFsharp. 3-octave span: 485 (both keyboards).

  • Date:
    1762
  • Maker:
    Kirckman, Jacob [Person]
  • Collection:
    Fenton House
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  • Place of production:
    London (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Inscriptions:Nameboard inscription: Jacobus Kirckman Londini fecit 1762|On the back of the name batten: Restored by Douglas Brown, Ewell 1951.|On the back of the name batten: Dolmetsch 1956 C.L.C.W. [Leslie Ward].
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  • Repository:Fenton House
  • Measurements:Case dimensions: Length 2335, width 922, depth 300.