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Musical glasses (Grand Harmonicon)

Musical glasses (Grand Harmonicon)

(1797–1872)
about 1830
Object PlaceBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, glass
DimensionsLength 91 cm, width 54 cm, case height 21 cm, height with stand 79.5 cm (Length 35 13/16 in., width 21 1/4 in., case height 8 1/4 in., height with stand 31 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Arthur P. Teele and Mrs. David Paine
Accession number52.1845
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1952, gift of Arthur F. Teele and his daughter, Mrs. David Paine, Boston, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 22, 2007)
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