Antique Grand Harmonicon / Musical instrument c. 1830, Baltimore, MD

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Antique Grand Harmonicon / Glass Harp / Musical Glasses c. 1830, Baltimore, MD
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Grand Harmonicon / Glass Harp / Musical Glasses
Circa 1830, Baltimore, MD
Description
Beautifully designed and well-maintained 1830's glass and mahogany Grand Harmonicon, also known as a Glass Harp or Musical Glasses.  Mozart, Handel, Beethoven, Strauss, and more than 100 other composers wrote works for this instrument.
About the Piece
.  Wheeled pier table/pedestal base (4 casters) and locked case (lock functions, key included).  A few cracks and slight imperfections, but none take away the beauty of this musical invention that some say began with Ben Franklin and a trip abroad.  It has 21 of the 24 original mouth-blown, leaded glasses all marked with the appropriate note.  One glass has significant flaws.  Also included with this glorious instrument is a restored/rebound book, "Preceptor for the Grand Harmonicon, or Musical Glasses," by Francis H. Smith, Baltimore, 1831
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Provenance.  This magificent piece comes from the collection of the Maryland Historical Society (see
page 152, “ Furniture in Maryland, 1740-1940: The Collection of the Maryland Historical Society”).  Believed to have been gifted to the society in 1987 by Mrs. F. Glover of North Carolina.
Historical Note
: The author of the included text, Francis Hopkinson Smith (1797-1872), a grandson and namesake of Francis Hopkinson, signer of the Declaration of Independence (for Pennsylvania). He was apparently quite the inventor, although his main source of income appears to have been as an insurance salesman. His own son, also named Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915) but apparently not accustomed to using Jr., was a prominent artist and is best remembered for building the foundation for the Statue of Liberty.
Dimensions (approx): 21.5” deep x 37.5” wide x 34” tall
Circa: 1830s
Material: mahogany
Country: USA, Balitimore
Note/s: i) Maintenance conservation to case and pedestal, repolished surface.
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Tax
Sales tax of 6% is collected on purchases by Virginia residents and buyers picking up items locally at our shop.  For clients arranging their own delivery, items must be collected by a licensed interstate carrier in order to be exempt from sales tax.
About Baileywyck
Baileywyck Antiques LLC of The Plains, Virginia, was established in 2006.  Our 4,600-square-foot brick-and-mortar store/gallery houses one of the largest collections in the Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area.  Only a fraction of our inventory is listed online, so please feel free to contact us if you are looking for something specific.
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-  Sunday 11 to 5
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