Domenico Cesare Borsari del Buonpetri; spinet; mother-of-pearl; ivory; horn; Total: length: 1610 mm (back); length: 909 mm (front); weight: 14 kg (instrument only); width: 490 mm; inscription: on the back of the endpapered board: D. Cesar Domini Sari q:m Petri sibi hoc fecit A.D. MDCXVIII; Venetiae; Keyboard Instruments; History of Ariadne; Baroque; The spinet with its triangular base in characteristic form is the second oldest surviving instrument of this type of construction. This type became famous in the 17th century. It is lavishly decorated with vines in contrasting colors and shiny silver mother-of-pearl inlays. The original keywork consists of half blackened horn and half ebony and half white ivory. It was probably inspired by the black and white striped heraldic motif. The painting on the lid shows the ancient myth of Ariadne on Naxos.