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Accordeon. Rosewood veneered ends, 15.88x5.88in/403x149mm, fully inlaid with birds and flowers with fancy Tunbridge style purfling. Right-hand has two rows of 12 pearl keys, all carved like swans, with two snakehead brass palm levers. 26 octagonal carved pearl pallets. Left-hand has a brass spoon air lever and two articulated drone chord levers in whitewood hand frame. Single rivet brass reeds, 3 tongue block for drone lever. 5-fold leather-edged bellows with fancy black/gold papers and brass corner protectors. No label or serial number.
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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France - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir
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- Materials:mother of pearl, metal, paper, textile, wood
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 162 x 344 x 140 mm