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Psaltery
1789
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Oak
Dimensions
Length 83.8 cm, width 27.6 cm, height 8.8 cm (Length 33 in., width 10 7/8 in., height 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1776
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionA trapeze-shaped oak case. Eight strings, identified by numerals painted in white under each string on the sound-board; strings are fastened to two bars by small iron pins on the left and to the tuning pins on the right. Both bars have inserted thin strips of brass, serving as bridge.
InscriptionsPierced in top board: H S / 1789
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)