Rectangular Octave Virginal
Unknown Artist
ca. 1600
Medium
Ebony, beech, brass, leather, paper, parchment, ivory
Dimensions
Height: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm) Width (parallel to keyboard): 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm) Depth (perpendicular to keyboard): 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm)
Classification
Chordophone-Zither-plucked-virginal
Culture
German
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1778
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