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Hurdy Gurdy

Wooden cased instrument with wooden wheel , wooden tuning pegs and gut strings. Similar design to the instrument that features in Heironymous Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights"

  • Date:
    1987
  • Maker:
    John Massey
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    London
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  • Materials:Wood;Plant;Gut;Animal
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L + 650mm Max W = 260mm