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Keyed fiddle (nyckelharpa) and bow

19th century
Object PlaceSweden
Medium/TechniquePine
DimensionsLength 80.5 cm, width 18.5 cm (Length 31 11/16 in., width 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1734a-b
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
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