Design for a harpsichord by Robert Adam, 1774, (1946). 'Executed in London with different coloured woods for the Empress of Russia', Catherine the Great. Plan and side elevation of a musical instrument with marquetry decoration including the double-headed imperial Russian eagle. From "British Furniture Makers', by John Gloag. [Collins, London, 1946]

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