id:			98685
accession number:	1918.378
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.378
updated:		2023-08-29 11:33:42.691000

Vielle à roue, 1700s. Pajot of Jánzat (French). overall: 74 x 33 cm (29 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection.  Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr. 1918.378

title:				Vielle à roue
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creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection.  Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr.
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Musical Instrument
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CREATORS

* Pajot of Jánzat (French)  - made by

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measurements: Overall: 74 x 33 cm (29 1/8 x 13 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Music in Art
	opening date:   1945-10-02T05:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Music in Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2, 1945-February 4, 1946).

	title:		Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection
	opening date:   1989-02-14T05:00:00
	<i>Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
Also known as a “hurdy-gurdy” or “wheel fiddle,” this instrument produces sound by a hand crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings.

digital description:
The instrumentalist could play melodies on the keyboard that presses tangents against one or more strings. Often there are also multiple drone strings, which give a constant pitch accompaniment to the melody, resulting in a sound similar to that of bagpipes.<br><br>This type of instrument is depicted in several artworks in the CMA collection: 1924.656, 2008.34.2, 1960.20.<br><br>The vielle à roue is also related to the Swedish <em>nyckelharpa</em>, which was featured on the CMA performing arts series in 2017 played by <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/events/music-and-performances/frode-haltli-emilia-amper"><u>Emilia Amper</u></a>.

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RELATED WORKS

	id: 		106611
	The fiddler and the hurdy-gurdy boy, c. 1654–56. Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610–1684). Etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1924.656
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	id: 		166604
	The Beggars: The Hurdy-Gurdy Player, c. 1623. Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635). Etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust 2008.34.2
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	id: 		136325
	Two Beggars Fighting, 1610–20. Jacques Bellange (French, c.1575–1616). Etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fortieth Anniversary Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken 1960.20
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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 82
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136230

	D. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 134-137
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136517

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IMAGES

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