Harpsichord
Abraham and Jacob Kirckman
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1789
Materials
Wood, metal, ivory, cloth, leather
Measurements
2439 mm (Length)991 mm (W)
Place of origin
London
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Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297143
Caption
Given to Elizabeth Sykes on her marriage to Wilbraham Egerton by her brother Mark Masterman Sykes of Sledmere in Yorkshire.
Summary
Double manual harpsichord inscribed on the fascia Abraham et Josephus Kirckman Londini Fecerunt 1789. The case of oak veneered with figured mahogany, crossbanded with straight-grained mahogany and inlaid with decorative boxwood and ebony lines. The keywell is veneered with satinwood, crossbanded with tulipwood and inlaid with decorative lines. The instrument rests on a mahogany stand, the legs of square section with turned terminations. The keyboard compass FF – f3. Disposition: 2x8’, 1x4’ and lute register, with buff (harp) stop to the front (‘dogleg’) 8’. Fitted with a pedal-operated ‘machine’ stop and Venetian swell. Fitted music desk to interior, swell wrest plank cover board and a lid prop-stick.
Marks and inscriptions
Abraham et Josephus Kirckman Londini fecerunt 1789
Makers and roles
Abraham and Jacob Kirckman, musical instrument maker