Spinet
makerAttributed to
John Player
(active London, 1665 - 1708)
Dateabout 1690
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumCedar, with ebony and ivory keys
Dimensions17 x 152 x 58.5 cm (6 11/16 x 59 13/16 x 23 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e8
eMuseum ID728992
EmbARK ObjectID14197
Previous Number486
TMS Source ID3013
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 142-43. (as German, dated late 17th century; as a spinet)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Guide to the Collection (Boston, 1903), p. 73. (as the school of Stephen Keene (English, active 1640-1712), dated about 1680)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Guide to the Collection (Boston, 1903), p. 73. (as the school of Stephen Keene (English, active 1640-1712), dated about 1680)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Karl J. Freund, New York on 20 May 1915 for $600. (as a Clavichord, Queen Ann style)
