id:			399214
accession number:	2020.422
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.422
updated:		2023-03-20 10:12:39.856000

Vielle à Roue (Hurdy-Gurdy), 1865–70. Jacques Decante (French, 1808–1884). Wood; mother-of-pearl inlay; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin 2020.422

title:				Vielle à Roue (Hurdy-Gurdy)
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creation date:			1865–70
creation date earliest:		1858
creation date latest:		1870
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creditline:			Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin
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culture:	France
technique:	Wood; mother-of-pearl inlay
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Musical Instrument
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CREATORS

* Jacques Decante (French, 1808–1884)  - artist

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Clara Taplin Rankin, Paris, France, by purchase
	date: 1954
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	Clara Taplin Rankin, Chagrin Falls, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1954–2020
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2020–
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fun fact:
This vielle à roue was made in the French village of Jenzat, which was the manufacturing center for hurdy-gurdies during the 19th century.

digital description:
In France, the hurdy-gurdy is known as the vielle à roue (wheel fiddle). This six-stringed musical instrument produces sound by a hand crank-turned wheel that rubs against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes sound similar to those of a violin. Melodies are played on a keyboard that presses small wedges against the strings to change their pitch.

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