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Hook harp
Hook harp

Hook harp

late 18th or early 19th century
Object PlaceBohemia
Medium/TechniqueFir, walnut
DimensionsHeight 149.8 cm, width 59.7 cm, depth 30 cm (Height 59 in., width 23 1/2 in., depth 11 13/16 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1786
On View
Not 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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