DHV:
573
Tourin ID:
LOAN 17
Size:
Treble
Place Made:
Maker:
GB
London
Peter
Wamsley
Date:
1753
Label Text:
[Peter Wamsley] at the Harp and Hautboy in Pickadilly [1753]
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Current Location:
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
[LOAN 17 (Mr. A. Chancellor)]
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Head:
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
A. Chancellor (1904)
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Information
Source:
Loan 1904, p. 149
Literature:
Loan 1904, p. 149
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Comments:
Either the maker’s name or the date is questionable: after Peter Wamsley Sr. died in 1744 the business was continued by his son Peter Jr., but in 1751 the shop passed to the father’s pupil Thomas Smith.