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Spinet

John Harris (American, 1768–1772)
1771
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany
DimensionsLength 198.6 cm, width 79 cm, case height 22.3 cm (Length 78 3/16 in., width 31 1/8 in., case height 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEdwin M. Ripin Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated by Friends of the Collection
Accession number1977.58
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1960, sold by Frank Hubbard, Waltham, Massachusetts, to Edwin M. Ripin (1930-1975), Forest Hills, New York; 1977, sold by the estate of Edwin M. Ripin to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1977)
Restricted: For reference only
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