Research - Victoria and Albert Museum
The Vaudrey Harpsichord

17th Century two manual Harpsichord by Vaudrey. Built in Paris.

Detail of the chinoiserie on the Vaudrey.

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Detail of the jacks, registers and soundboard on the Vaudrey.

Detail of the carved arcades.

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A Child's Harpsichord by Taskin

This is one of the finest examples of Taskin's work. It was built for a child and therefore is tiny.	This detail shows the wonderful decoration on the nameboard.

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The wreath has a noticable absence of the usual gilded rose. At this scale, a full size rose would not have fit into the instrument.

A soundboard detail of two doves.

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