412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir

Accordeon. No serial number. No label. 15.88" x 5.88" diameter rosewood veneer ends, fully inlaid with birds and flowers with fancy Tunbridge style purfling. Left-hand has a brass spoon air lever and two articulated drone chord levers in whitewood hand frame. Right-hand has two rows of 12 pearl keys, all carved like swans, with two snakehead brass palm levers. 26 octagonal carved pearl pallets. Five-fold leather edged bellows with fancy black/gold papers with brass corner protectors. Single rivet brass reeds, 3 tongue block for drone lever.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
M514a-1996
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 162 x 344 x 140 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; textile; paper; metal; mother of pearl
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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