Clavichord
Christian Kintzing · German
Date: 1763
Medium: Wood, ebony, bone, walnut, paint, metal
Dimensions: Height (of case, without lid): 4 in. (10.1 cm) Width: 54 7/16 in. (138.2 cm) Depth (perpendicular to keyboard): 18 1/4 in. (46.3 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-clavichord
Country: Germany
Culture: German
Themes: Landscapes, Men, Women
Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange; Rogers Fund; The Barrington Foundation Inc. Gift; Gifts of Risa and David Bernstein, Carroll C., Beverly and Garry S. Bratman, Miss Alice Getty, and Erica D. White, by exchange; and funds from various donors, by exchange, 1986
Met highlightDate range
1763 – 1763
Largest dimension
138.2 cm
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