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Harpsichord

Joseph Kirckman (English)
1798
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueMahogany
DimensionsLength 250.9 cm, width 94.5 cm, case height 32, height with stand 94.7 cm (Length 98 3/4 in., width 37 3/16 in., case height 12 5/8 in., height with stand 37 5/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1794
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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