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Psaltery (bell harp)
19th century
Object Place: Scotland
Medium/Technique
Maple, spruce
Dimensions
Length 61.5 cm, width 35.8 cm, height 16 cm (Length 24 3/16 in., width 14 1/8 in., height 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert King and Mr. and Mrs. Allen I. Barry
Accession Number1992.316
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionMaple case. Spruce soundboard. Eighteen triple courses of strings.
InscriptionsStencilled on cover: KILWINNING
ProvenanceBefore 1992, Robert W. King, Scotland; by 1992, by descent to his great grandson, Robert H. King, New York; 1992, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert King to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 24, 1992)