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Built into a drawer in the drop-leaf table is a small keyboard instrument whose sound is produced by the action of piano hammers striking tuned glass rods.
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Title: Glassichord
Maker:
Chappell & Co.
Date: ca. 1815
Geography: London, England, United Kingdom
Culture: British
Medium: Wood, gilt, ivory, gilt-bronze, glass
Dimensions:
L. of table: 151.4 cm (59 5/8 in.)
W. of table: 63.5 cm (25 in.)
H. of table: 74.3 cm (29¼ in.)
L. of drawer: 55.9 cm (22 in.)
Depth of drawer: 54.6 cm (21½ in.)
Classification: Idiophone-Struck-bar-glass
Credit Line: Gift of Richard S. Perkins, 1971
Object Number: 1971.188
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