A single-manual harpsichord by Kirckman, London, 1750 The walnut cross-banded and inlaid case with cast brass strap lid hinges and cast brass flap hinges, raised on a trestle stand with four turned legs and spoon feet. The walnut-veneered keywell inlaid with simple boxwood lines. Inscribed on a boxwood plaque inset into the walnut-veneered name batten: Jacobus Kirckman Fecit Londini 1750. The five octave keyboard FF/GG–f3 with ivory naturals and ebony accidentals. The soundboard inset with an intricately cast gilt metal rose. Two eight foot registers controlled by hand stops and a later buff stop operated by a knee lever. Length 231cm, width 93cm, case height including lid 29cm. Literature: The Colt Clavier Collection Golden Jubilee 1944–1981, p. 7, (4) H104K. The Colt Clavier Collection Silver Jubilee 1944–1969, p. 7, (4) H104K. D. Boalch, Makers of the Harpsichord and Clavichord 1440 –1840, 3rd ed., p. 425. Provenance: According to Boalch, originally owned by the family of Baroness Zouche. This is the second earliest extant single-manual Kirckman harpsichord. The only earlier example (1749) has been substantially altered.
A single-manual harpsichord by Kirckman, London, 1750 The walnut cross-banded and inlaid case with cast brass strap lid hinges and cast brass flap hinges, raised on a trestle stand with four turned legs and spoon feet. The walnut-veneered keywell inlaid with simple boxwood lines. Inscribed on a boxwood plaque inset into the walnut-veneered name batten: Jacobus Kirckman Fecit Londini 1750. The five octave keyboard FF/GG–f3 with ivory naturals and ebony accidentals. The soundboard inset with an intricately cast gilt metal rose. Two eight foot registers controlled by hand stops and a later buff stop operated by a knee lever. Length 231cm, width 93cm, case height including lid 29cm. Literature: The Colt Clavier Collection Golden Jubilee 1944–1981, p. 7, (4) H104K. The Colt Clavier Collection Silver Jubilee 1944–1969, p. 7, (4) H104K. D. Boalch, Makers of the Harpsichord and Clavichord 1440 –1840, 3rd ed., p. 425. Provenance: According to Boalch, originally owned by the family of Baroness Zouche. This is the second earliest extant single-manual Kirckman harpsichord. The only earlier example (1749) has been substantially altered.
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