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Collections > Furniture > Music Stand

Music Stand

Music stand is made of beechwood, painted black and gilded. The music rest is shaped in the form of a lyre, with brass 'strings'. It is adjustable in height, and is supported on a tripod stand. Brass candle brackets would have held candles to illuminate the sheet music. Size: Height: 134 cm; Width: 39 cm.

School: French

Place: France

Object Type: music stand

Period: Napoleon I

Actual Date: c. 1810

Century: 19th century

Materials: Brass, Gilt, Paint, Beech wood

Museum Accession Number: FW.185