From: Ralph E. Carpenter, The Arts and Crafts of Newport Rhode Island 1640- 1820 (Newport, R.I>: The Preservation Society of Newport County, 1954), 78
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Spinet |
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Object numberRIF2444 |
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MakerMaker John Harris |
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DimensionsHeight: 32 1/2 in. (82.55 cm) Width along rear edge: 73 in. (185.42 cm) |
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Date175979 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Boston, Massachusetts, Made in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); maple and white pine (secondary) |
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Marks"John Harris Boston New England Fecit," painted, on sounding board |
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ProvenanceMalbone family, Newport, Rhode Island; by descent to Francis and Margaret Malbone, Newport; by descent to their daughter, Mary Malbone (died 1852), and her husband, William Crooke (died 1832), Newport; by descent in his family; sold to Mr. and Mrs. Jess Pavey, Troy, Michigan, before 1954 |
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Associated namesMalbone familyWilliam Crooke Jess S. Pavey |
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NotesThe instrument was made in Boston and the stand is thought to have been made in Newport. |
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BibliographyRalph E. Carpenter, Jr., The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 16401820 (Newport, R.I.: Preservation Society of Newport County, 1954), 78, 208, no. 50, ill. |