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Single-manual harpsichord
John Broadwood, London, 1793
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Catalogue data
- (4319)
- Single-manual harpsichord.
- 5 octaves, F1 - F6 [ F' - f''' ]
- Maker: John Broadwood.
- London.
- 1793.
- Nameboard inscribed "JOHANNES BROADWOOD HARPSICHORD 1793 NO 1155 /
GREAT PULTENEY ST. GOLDEN SQUARE".
- Specific literature references: Newman and Williams 1988, p.43;
Boalch 1995, p.256.
- Illustration references: Newman and Williams 1988, p.42.
- Previous ownership: Bought by Raymond Russell from Dolmetsch in 1955; formerly in Blüthner's Pervivale workshops.
- Current ownership: Gift of Mrs Gilbert Russell, 1964.
- (Raymond Russell Collection).
References
BOALCH, D.H., 1995
Makers of the harpsichord and clavichord 1440-1840 3rd edition, edited by C. Mould.
Oxford: Clarendon Press.
NEWMAN, S.T.M. and Williams, P.F., 1968.
The Russell Collection and other early keyboards in Saint Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh.
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
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