Chamber organ
Henry Holland (1745 - 1806)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1788
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Silk
Measurements
905 x 1505 x 700 mm
Place of origin
England
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Osterley Park and House, London
NT 771195
Summary
Portable chamber organ, supplied by Henry Holland, but made by Edward White (as inscribed underneath 'Ed. White Invent et Delinea/May ye 30th 1788'). Case of mahogany with fruitwood and ebony chevron stringing. Base with open mesh panels with pink silk facing, four brass carrying handles. Organ with five octave keyboard, ivory and ebonised keys, six brass hand stops, one foot pedal.
Provenance
Acquired by the Child family in 1788; at Osterley Park, variously in the Library, the Breakfast Room and (in the 1871 inventory) in the Entrance Hall; sold at auction at Sotheby’s, 1949; acquired by 1st Viscount and Viscountess Chandos and kept at The Vyne during their tenancy of that house; sold at auction at Sotheby’s, 1972, when acquired by Mr Augustine Ford; on loan at Osterley Park from 1999; presented to the National Trust by Mr Augustine Ford through the Cultural Gifts Scheme, 2019.
Marks and inscriptions
On name board - 'Henry Holland, Nephew and Successor to Mr Pike Organ Builder to His Majesty, Bedford Row and St James's Street, Piccadilly. Wind chest; Ed White Invent et Delinea May ye 30th 1788'
Makers and roles
Henry Holland (1745 - 1806), maker N.P. Mander Ltd., maker