Hurdy-gurdy
J. Colson (fl. c.1840)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1840
Materials
Ivory, Ebony, Wood, Bone
Measurements
265 mm (Width) x 200 mm (Depth); 700 mm (Length)
Place of origin
France
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1335343
Summary
Hurdy-Gurdy, (Vielle a Roue) by Colson, c.1840. Stamped 'Colson a Mirecourt'. Guitar-shaped body with edging of ebony and ivory. Head carved to represent a bearded ancient. Six strings: two chanterelles, four drones and twenty four keys. Top of key box and wheel bridge ebony/darker wood. In notebook no.4, page 4 (1340945.4) Charles Wade refers to: 'Music Room 21. Vielle a Roue or Hurdy-gurdy by Colson a Mirecourt.' 'Bought from S. Hagger, 12 St Stephens Lane, Ipswich, 6th October 1938, Old wheel violin £5' (M. Jessup).
Provenance
bought from S. Hagger, 12 St Stephens Lane, Ipswich, 6th October 1938, Old wheel violin £5 Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Colson A Mirecourt
Makers and roles
J. Colson (fl. c.1840)
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 4 First and Second Floor, 1944, page 4