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Harpsichord
probably 1736
Henri Hemsch, French (born in Germany), 1700–1769
Paris, France
Length 238 cm, width 89 cm, case height 28.3 cm, height 92.5 cm (Length 93 11/16 in., width 35 1/16 in., case height 11 1/8 in., height 36 7/16 in.)
Poplar
Inscriptions: Signed around rose: HENRY HEMSCH; 17[?]6 on soundboard near tail the third digit had been altered to read "0" at some time previous to the instrument's arrival at the MFA.Classification: Musical instrumentsOn view in the: Musical Instruments GalleryMusic: Les Tendres Plaintes by Jean-Phillippe Rameau, 1724 (performed by Peter Sykes) Museum of Fine Arts, BostonThe Edward F. Searles Musical Instrument Collection; Gift of Edward S. Rowland, Benjamin A. Rowland, Jr., George B. Rowland, Daniel B. Rowland, Rodney D. Rowland and M.A. Swedlund in memory of their father, Benjamin Allen Rowland, 1981
Accession number: 1981.747Provenance/Ownership History: Donated by the heirs of the estate of B. Allen Rowland of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Rowland inherited the instrument from Edward F. Searles (1841-1920) of Methuen, Massachusetts, who may have acquired it during an extended honeymoon in Europe in 1887-1888. According to an inscription that is no longer extant, it was restored in Paris in January of 1889.This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
    
 
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