Fretted clavichord
Date1800-1820 ca.
Place MadeBelorado, Spain
SignedNoneDescriptionCompass: C-d3, 51 notesFretted. Fretting pattern: E and B strings are unpaired. c-c-sharp; d-e-flat; f-f-sharp; g-g-sharp; a-b-flat; c1-c-sharp1; d-e-flat1
Double strung throughout.
Naturals of rosewood, accidentals of boxwood.
Later spruce soundboard.
Later painting: Case and legs decorated in lively orange, yellow, blue and red colors; lid underside decorated with two oval landscapes around central lyre and foliate borders and on top with central musical trophy; four square-section and fluted legs.
DimensionsLength: 345 mm
Witdh: 121 mm
Height of case: 15.5 mmProvenancePurchased in Madrid, Spain, by Morrie Hoffman (1919-2003) a jeweler from Montebello, California, before 1963. In 2018 the NMM purchased the clavichord from Jonni Hoffman, Los Angeles, California.Published ReferencesMichel, Norman E. _Historical Pianos, Clavichords, and Harpsichords_. Pico Rivera, CA: Norman E. Michel, 1963.
Kenyon de Pascual, Beryl. "Two Features of Early Spanish Keyboard Instruments," _The Galpin Society Journal_, No. 41 (March 1991): 94-102.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 2018
Object number15067
On View
Not on view
1780 ca.
1625-1675 ca.
