Thomas Hitchcock. <em>Spinet</em>, ca. 1725. Walnut, 32 3/4 x 71 x 23 1/4 in. (83.2 x 180.3 x 59.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 20.897. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 20.897_bw.jpg)

Thomas Hitchcock. Spinet, ca. 1725. Walnut, 32 3/4 x 71 x 23 1/4 in. (83.2 x 180.3 x 59.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 20.897. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 20.897_bw.jpg)

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This is a spinet, a smaller type of harpsichord! It's very similar to a piano (you can see the keys, of course), but inside are strings like a harp. When you press the keys, the strings are plucked instead of hit, like they would be in a piano.

Spinet

Decorative Arts

On View: Decorative Art, Cupola House, Parlor, 4th Floor

MAKER Thomas Hitchcock

MEDIUM Walnut

DATES ca. 1725

DIMENSIONS 32 3/4 x 71 x 23 1/4 in. (83.2 x 180.3 x 59.1 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts

ACCESSION NUMBER 20.897

CREDIT LINE Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Decorative Art, Cupola House, Parlor, 4th Floor

CAPTION Thomas Hitchcock. Spinet, ca. 1725. Walnut, 32 3/4 x 71 x 23 1/4 in. (83.2 x 180.3 x 59.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 20.897. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 20.897_bw.jpg)

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