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Harpo-lyre

Harpo-lyre

Jean-Francois Salomon (French, 1786–1831)
about 1830
Object PlaceBesancon, France
Medium/TechniqueSatinwood, spruce, ebony, ivory, mother-of-pearl, baleen(?), brass, nickel silver, silver, sheep gut
DimensionsLength 100 cm, width 43.3 cm (Length 39 3/8 in., width 17 1/16 in.)
Credit LineArthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession number2006.1221
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped in ink at lower end of belly: SALOMON / BREVETE / .. 41 [?]ProvenanceBefore 2006, sold by a dealer, France, to Tony Bingham, London, England; 2006, sold by Bingham to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 2006)