Bentside Spinet

ca. 1700

Not on view

Technical description: Case with mitered tail, of walnut walls and front of name board veneered with satinwood, with dark stringing; walnut lid appears altered, may not be original; stand with four turned legs and stretchers; GG-g3, ebony naturals with ivory arcades, skunktail accidentals of an ebony fillet surrounded by ivory sides, key frame was originally two-rail frame with overhead dip rail, keys guided by vertical pins that fit into slots in the rear of key levers; jacks of pear on fruitwood, bristle springs, quill plectra; box register built of shaped blocks; jacks and key levers have small lead weights that may be original; no rose in soundboard. (Douglas Maple 1983)

Artwork Details

Title: Bentside Spinet
Maker: Thomas Hitchcock (British, London ca. 1685–after 1733 London)
Date: ca. 1700
Geography: London, England, United Kingdom
Culture: British
Medium: Wood, various materials
Dimensions: Spine: 186.1 cm (73-1/4 in.)
Widest point perpendicular to spine: 67.9 cm (26-3/4 in.)
Depth: 18.5 cm (7-5/16 in.)
Stand measurements: 100cm x 53cm x 59cm
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked-harpsichord
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
Object Number: 89.2.164
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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