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Organ (Portative, after Renaissance type)
Organ (Portative, after Renaissance type)

Organ (Portative, after Renaissance type)

late 19th century
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueOak
DimensionsHeight 70.2 cm, width 63.8 cm, depth 34.7 cm (Height 27 5/8 in., width 25 1/8 in., depth 13 11/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1938
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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