Psaltery

1789

Object PlaceEngland

Medium/TechniqueOak

DimensionsLength 83.8 cm, width 27.6 cm, height 8.8 cm (Length 33 in., width 10 7/8 in., height 3 7/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1776

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsPierced in top board: H S / 1789ProvenanceFrancis 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)