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Harp guitar (Symphony model, style 5)

about 1920
Object PlaceChicago, Illinois, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, spruce, ebony, mother-of-pearl, ivory, nickel silver, copper, silver
DimensionsOverall: 105.4 x 40 x 10.8 cm (41 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number2008.676
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenancePrivate family collection, Columbus, Ohio (apparently owned for many years); sold by the family to Fred Oster, Philadelphia, PA; 2008, sold by Oster to MFA. (Accession Date: September 17, 2008)
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