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Pedal harp

(American, 1804–1889)
about 1865
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce
DimensionsHeight 169.5 cm, width 84.6 cm, depth 40 cm (Height 66 3/4 in., width 33 5/16 in., depth 15 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by William and Deborah Elfers
Accession number2004.247
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsEngraved on action plate: Geo. Freemantle, / MAKER, / Boston, Mass.
Provenance2004, sold by Tepper Auction, New York, to Gerald Goodman, New York; 2004, sold by Goodman to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 23, 2004)
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