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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
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