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Virginal (Muselar)
Virginal (Muselar)

Virginal (Muselar)

Andreas Ruckers, the Elder (Belgian, 1579–about 1652)
1610
Object PlaceAntwerp, Belgium
Medium/TechniquePainted and papered poplar case
DimensionsLength 130.5 cm, width 45.5 cm, case height 20.5 cm (Length 51 3/8 in., width 17 15/16 in., case height 8 1/6 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1792
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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