Harpsichord by Bellot, L
Maker:
Bellot, L
Number of manuals:
one
Year:
1742
Museum:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date Range
1700-1750
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Wood
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
BMO-136
Origin:
France
Type:
Harpsichord
Technical description: Case of poplar or lime, exterior decoration of speckle gold in varnish and painted floral designs may not be original; double manual, GG-e3, 2x8', 1x4', buff, upper manual slides in to couple; ebony naturals with pearwood arcades, accidentals of black-stained alizier covered with bone plates; jacks of alizier, tapered, originally with bristle springs, restorer ca. 1900 changed to brass leaf springs and added lead weights; leather-covered jack slides and guides; lower manual guided by metal pins in rack, upper manual by pins in mortises in rear of levers; stop levers on wrestplank behind nameboard; carved and gilded stand with seven cabriole legs; soundboard decorated with cast metal rose, paintings of flowers, insects, and a bird. Credit (Douglas Maple 1983)