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French, 18th century
Pascal Taskin
Paris , ca. 1780

Classification: Chordophone

Accession Number: 4992.1960

Department: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

Description

Case is gessoed and painted with classical scenes over a blue background. Taskin mannerisms are present, such as the rounded corner at the spine-tail joint and round internal frames. Stand, in Louis XIV style, is covered with carved gesso and is entirely gilt. Keyboard compass of five octaves: FF to f'''.

Inscriptions

Printed on a card pasted inside the bentside near the cheekpiece: "PASCAL TASKIN, Facteur / de Clavecins & Garde des Instruments / de Musique du Roi, Éléve & Succes / seur de M. Blanchet, rue de la / Verrerie, vis-à-vis S. Merry. / A PARIS.".

Dimensions

Overall length: 183.5 cm, Overall width: 89.5 cm, Scale: c'' = 30.5 cm

Grand piano

Grand piano, By Pascal Taskin, ca. 1780, Chordophone,

Description

Case is gessoed and painted with classical scenes over a blue background. Taskin mannerisms are present, such as the rounded corner at the spine-tail joint and round internal frames. Stand, in Louis XIV style, is covered with carved gesso and is entirely gilt. Keyboard compass of five octaves: FF to f'''.

Inscriptions

Printed on a card pasted inside the bentside near the cheekpiece: "PASCAL TASKIN, Facteur / de Clavecins & Garde des Instruments / de Musique du Roi, Éléve & Succes / seur de M. Blanchet, rue de la / Verrerie, vis-à-vis S. Merry. / A PARIS.".

Dimensions

Overall length: 183.5 cm, Overall width: 89.5 cm, Scale: c'' = 30.5 cm

French, 18th century
Pascal Taskin
Paris , ca. 1780

Classification: Chordophone

Accession Number: 4992.1960

Department: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

Description

Case is gessoed and painted with classical scenes over a blue background. Taskin mannerisms are present, such as the rounded corner at the spine-tail joint and round internal frames. Stand, in Louis XIV style, is covered with carved gesso and is entirely gilt. Keyboard compass of five octaves: FF to f'''.

Inscriptions

Printed on a card pasted inside the bentside near the cheekpiece: "PASCAL TASKIN, Facteur / de Clavecins & Garde des Instruments / de Musique du Roi, Éléve & Succes / seur de M. Blanchet, rue de la / Verrerie, vis-à-vis S. Merry. / A PARIS.".

Dimensions

Overall length: 183.5 cm, Overall width: 89.5 cm, Scale: c'' = 30.5 cm