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Bentside Spinet by Harris, J
Maker:
Harris, J
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1769
Museum:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date Range
1750-1800
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Mahogany, Birch, Maple, White Oak, Cherry, White Cedar, White Pine
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
BMO-88
Origin:
North America
Type:
Bentside Spinet
Spinets were so rarely made in colonial America that in 1769, when this example was finished, the Boston Gazette reported: "A few days since was shipped for Newport, a very curious Spinnet, being the first ever made in America, the performance of the ingenious Mr. John Harris, of Boston (Son of the late Mr. Joseph Harris, of London, Harpsichord and Spinnet Maker), and in every respect does Honour to that Artist"
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