The Bate Collection
Military Serpent by Thomas Key
Could this Military Serpent have been played at Waterloo?
Goermans Harpsichord
Close up of an early 1700s English Harpsichord by Joseph Tisseran. This is the earliest surviving English double-manual harpsichord!
William Smith Harpsichord
Could this harpsichord have belonged to Handel? Historian Michael Cole certainly thought so. This is the only know instrument by William Smith to have survived.
Bressan Recorder
The Bressan recorder is thought of as being one of the finest surviving instruments by the maker, and one of the least altered for instruments of its time.
Jacob Rayman Violin
The Jacob Rayman violin is thought to be the earliest surviving English-made violin in the world.
