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Psaltery (Phonoharp)

(American, 1891–1926)
about 1892
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniquePine
DimensionsLength 44.2 cm, width 23.5 cm, height 2.9 cm (Length 17 3/8 in., width 9 1/4 in., height 1 1/18 in.)
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Dearborn
Accession number1980.248
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsNo. 2/ PHONOHARP/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE PHONOHARP CO./ BOSTON MASS./ U.S.A.; stamped on _____: PHONOHARP/ PAR. AUG 4. 1891
Provenance1980, gift of Eleanor Dearborn, Newtonville, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 18, 1980)