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Object number

FDA-A.942-2020

Object type

Identification

Title

Henry Tull Clavicord

Description

English ebony clavicord by Henry Tull 1931

Description

Content (other)

School History FurnitureTHES1531051.I9

Dimensions

height: 740mm
width: 1140mm
depth: 400mm

Inscription

Top inset with a brass plaque engraved: 'Clavicord', with a further plaque inscribed: 'Presented to / ETON COLLEGE / MUSIC SCHOOL / By Herbert Ward / 1935 / (late H.Bv.
The inside with a printed paper label: 'Clavicord by Henry Tull, 193 1/ Presented by Herbert Ward O.E.'

Material

ebony
gilt-brass
paint
ivory

Physical description

Gilt-brass-mounted ebony, ivory and painted clavicord by Henry Tull; the rectangular hinged top inset with an engraved brass plaque, with a further engraved dedication plaque, with pierced metal clasps cast with scrolls and foliage, opening to reveal the inside of the lid painted with a gilt border on a red ground, the keyboard with ebony and ivory keys, with a printed paper label, the trestle base with square legs joined by an H-form stretcher

Production

Date

1930-31
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