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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
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
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)