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Psaltery (bell harp)

19th century
Object PlaceScotland
Medium/TechniqueMaple, spruce
DimensionsLength 61.5 cm, width 35.8 cm, height 16 cm (Length 24 3/16 in., width 14 1/8 in., height 6 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert King and Mr. and Mrs. Allen I. Barry
Accession number1992.316
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStencilled on cover: KILWINNING
ProvenanceBefore 1992, Robert W. King, Scotland; by 1992, by descent to his great grandson, Robert H. King, New York; 1992, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert King to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 24, 1992)
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