FDA-A.365-2013
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.365-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Lower School Serz Organ
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
George III mahogany, giltwood and green painted organ, the fall board signed by the maker and dated, four stop-knobs and a steel pedal, giltwood pipes, metal candlearms; one candle-nozzle missing
Description
Dimensions
height: 2410mm
width: 1200mm
depth: 7200mm
width: 1200mm
depth: 7200mm
Inscription
The fall board signed by the maker and dated: 'Jonas Serz[?] London Fecit 1777'
The ivory stop-knobs, clockwise from top right, ‘Flute', ‘Fifteen', ‘2r Diap', ‘Op Diap'.
The ivory stop-knobs, clockwise from top right, ‘Flute', ‘Fifteen', ‘2r Diap', ‘Op Diap'.
Material
mahogany
paint
ivory
ebony
metal
steel
paint
ivory
ebony
metal
steel
Physical description
Mahogany, gilt-metal-mounted green painted organ; of inverted breakfront form, the moulded top above a fluted frieze and two sections with three pipes, the central section with 20 pipes surmounted by stylised drapes of scrolling foliage on a painted green ground, the lower section with two metal candlearms and later mahogany music rest, opening to reveal an ivory and ebony keyboard, the fall board signed by the maker and dated, with four ivory and metal stop-knobs and a steel pedal, on a platform base
Production
Date
1777
Note
Early 19th century?
