John Harris (spinet maker)
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John Harris was a Boston
ian maker of spinet
s and harpsichord
s.
John Harris emigrated from England
to Boston sometime before 1768. He completed his first spinet in 1769.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
ian maker of spinet
Spinet
A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.-Spinets as harpsichords:While the term spinet is used to designate a harpsichord, typically what is meant is the bentside spinet, described in this section...
s and harpsichord
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
s.
John Harris emigrated from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to Boston sometime before 1768. He completed his first spinet in 1769.
Sources
- Morse, Francis Clary. Furniture of the Olden Time. pp 284-286. http://books.google.com/books?id=SFUZP4WlacsC&pg=PA286&lpg=PA286&dq=john+harris+spinet&source=web&ots=XTtb_kdBn5&sig=zVwKg3Q8wh91ETaWWm8tPTCmxj8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA286,M1
- Spinet, 1771 at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston