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Virginal

Francesco Poggio (Italian, 1588–1634)
about 1605–34
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniquePoplar
DimensionsLength 152.7 cm, width 51.6 cm, case height 19.5 cm (Length 60 1/8 in., width 20 5/16 in., case height 7 11/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1791
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
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