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Dital harp

(English, 1747–1832)
about 1820
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce, ebony, ivory
DimensionsHeight 86.4 cm, width 35.6 cm (Height 34 in., width 14 in.)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number2007.327
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsIn gold on upper surface of soundbox: Light, / Foley Place, / London, / Patent No. 167
ProvenanceBy 2007, Mallett & Son Antiques, Ltd., London, England; March 2007, sold by Mallett &Sons to Alan Rubin, Pelham Galleries, London, England; 2007, sold by Rubin to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2007)
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