. International studio. of this charm and its sentimental associa-tions, the spinet was then doomed to an early Gwyns beautiful iips with a primly captivating departure and harpsichord and piano acted as British accent. Truly the fancy is delightful! The Nell Gwyn Virginal occupies an excep-tional position, as it finally claims the right of thespinet to be regarded lis an object of interior dec-oration, as a piece of furniture. It ceases to be amiraculous stranger in the room into which it isbrought to perform. On the Continent in theseventeenth century stands were usually make-shilts and unwo
. International studio. of this charm and its sentimental associa-tions, the spinet was then doomed to an early Gwyns beautiful iips with a primly captivating departure and harpsichord and piano acted as British accent. Truly the fancy is delightful! The Nell Gwyn Virginal occupies an excep-tional position, as it finally claims the right of thespinet to be regarded lis an object of interior dec-oration, as a piece of furniture. It ceases to be amiraculous stranger in the room into which it isbrought to perform. On the Continent in theseventeenth century stands were usually make-shilts and unworthy of the splendid burdens theyhad to carry, or in a few in-stances fantasies of the instru-ment makers mind, whichshowed the dilettantes disre-gard for the prevalent style offurniture designing and gave theinstrument when placed in wellfurnished rooms a rather arro-gant appearance. (Vide thespinet with the Rouen tile with LADY PLAYING A 17TH CENTURYSPINET OF TRAPEZOID SHAPE (From a contemporary tile*ojRouen Jaience). pall-bearers. An advertisement headed An-nonces, Affiches et Avis Divers, on May 7, 1765reads like a death notice. In this the amateurs areoffered: An excellent table spinet, five feet long,eighteen inches deep, of which the cover is veryagreeably painted by a good master which can beused as an overdoor; price six Louis—the coveralone was valued at ten Louis by this bid for vandalism openly admittedthat the spinet was dethroned,the coquetterie of court andgentry, consistently doing theunforeseen, kept the sweet relicfrom being declassed. Spinetsby Ruckers were still beingremade by Blanchet and re-decorated by Audran and Huet,and Jean - Jacques Rousseaunearly lost his reason for joyover the gift of an antiquatedinstrument, and as late as 1778,\\ hen the piano was dangerously three ninety-two august 1922 mceRnAcioriAL ft threatening even the harpsichord, Pascal Taskin,the celebrated claveciniste limit a <\formed spinet for the
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