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Clavicytherium (pastiche, after Praetorius, 1619)

Clavicytherium (pastiche, after Praetorius, 1619)

(Italian, 1844–1920)
about 1895
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniquePearwood
DimensionsHeight 111 cm, width 67.5 cm, depth 29.3 cm (Height 43 11/16 in., width 29 9/16 in., depth 11 9/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1795
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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