Research Gallery: London
at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Vaudrey
17th Century two manual harpsichord by Vaudrey
Detail of the chinoiserie on the Vaudrey
Detail of the jacks, registers and soundboard on the Vaudrey.
Detail of the carved arcades.
Taskin
Harpsichord by Taskin
This detail shows the wonderful decoration on the nameboard.
The wreath has a noticeable 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.