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Orchestrion
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Orchestrion

Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel · c. 1815 - c. 1825 · mahogany (wood); marble (rock); copper (metal); oak (wood)

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Mechanical organ in the form of a secretaire, made of oak and mahogany (the flap doors of the flower panel), the side compartments lined with green saai leather, friezes and stiles decorated with copper figures and ornaments in the classical style: putti, centaurs, dancing female figures, mermaids, masks. Pediment with white marble top. Inside: two rolls and a winding mechanism. Marked: D.N. WINKEL à Amsterdam. Accompanying roll case BK-NM-14353-B.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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mechanical instrumentmechanical organorganmusical instrumentbarrel organorchestrion
Credit lineOrchestrion. c. 1815 - c. 1825. Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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