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Hammered dulcimer

1800–50
Object Place: Probably New England, United States

Medium/Technique Mahogany, pine, brass
Dimensions Overall: 90 x 80 x 45 cm (35 7/16 x 31 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds from the Musical Instrument Curator's Fund and by exchange from the Edwin M. Ripin Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated by Friends of the Collection
Accession Number2012.433
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionHinged lid with paired stand
ProvenancePrivate owner for multiple generations, Ipswich, Massachusetts; by 2012, sold to a picker; January 2012, sold to Alexander Westerhoff Antiques, Essex, Massachusetts; 2012, sold by Westerhoff to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 2012)