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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
InscriptionsPierced in top board: H S / 1789
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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