COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
31876
accession_no
31876
Accession number
false
Record number:
31876-1
record_number
31876-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D776 F832a (copy 2)
jcb_call_no
D776 F832a (copy 2)
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Glass armonica and seedling]
image_title
[Glass armonica and seedling]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Milan]
place_image_published
[Milan]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Giuseppe Marelli]
image_publisher
[Giuseppe Marelli]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1776
image_date
1776
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate; following p. 102
image_function
fold-out plate; following p. 102
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
17.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
17.3 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
12.5 cm.
image_dimensions_width
12.5 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
20.1 cm.
page_dimensions_height
20.1 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
24 cm.
page_dimensions_width
24 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Glass armonica or harmonica. Includes detail of a bowl and of a seedling in various stages of growth. Items are lettered and numbered for discussion in the text.
description
Glass armonica or harmonica. Includes detail of a bowl and of a seedling in various stages of growth. Items are lettered and numbered for discussion in the text.
Description
false
Source creator:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
source_creator
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Source creator
false
Source Title:
[Describing a new musical instrument composed of glasses. Italian] L'armonica lettera del Signor Beniamino Franklin al padre Giambatista Beccaria regio professore di fisica nell'Univ. di Torino.
source_title
[Describing a new musical instrument composed of glasses. Italian] L'armonica lettera del Signor Beniamino Franklin al padre Giambatista Beccaria regio professore di fisica nell'Univ. di Torino.
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
[In Milano] [Milan]
source_place_of_publication
[In Milano] [Milan]
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
[Nella Stamperia di Giuseppe Marelli. Con licenza de' Superiori]
source_publisher
[Nella Stamperia di Giuseppe Marelli. Con licenza de' Superiori]
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1776
source_date
1776
Source date
false
notes:
Before leaving London in July 1762, Franklin wrote to the Italian philosopher Giambatista Beccaria. Having nothing new to report on their shared interest in electricity, Franklin described the improvements he had made to the musical glasses invented by Richard Puckeridge. Benjamin Franklin invented this musical instrument in 1761-1762. The glass bowls, mounted on a metal rod, were turned by a foot treadle while being stroked by a wet finger.Imprint from title page of serial volume. Copy two bound separately.
notes
Before leaving London in July 1762, Franklin wrote to the Italian philosopher Giambatista Beccaria. Having nothing new to report on their shared interest in electricity, Franklin described the improvements he had made to the musical glasses invented by Richard Puckeridge. Benjamin Franklin invented this musical instrument in 1761-1762. The glass bowls, mounted on a metal rod, were turned by a foot treadle while being stroked by a wet finger.Imprint from title page of serial volume. Copy two bound separately.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.loc.gov/… (Feb. 2009)
references_
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/franklin-scientist.html (Feb. 2009)
References
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Glass harmonica
subject_heads
Glass harmonica
Subject headings
false