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Accordeon. Rosewood veneer ends, 5.56x5.31in/141x135mm, with ivory and pearl boulle inlay and brass purfling. Right-hand has 2 rows of 12 pearl keys: outer with carved pearl doves, inner with carved wreaths. Round pearl pallets carved radially, two snakehead nickel palm levers controlling drone chords. Left-hand has one nickel spoon air valve in whitewood hand frame. Rectangular reed beds with double rivets, drone reed plate with 3 tongues. 5-fold leather-edged bellows; blue papers with silver floral print. Inner ink label: 'Gale 2/-'. No serial number.
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1840 - Maker:
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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 396 x 136 mm