Psaltery (kanun)
about 1920–1930
Medium/TechniqueBirch, spruce, planewood, chestnut (or butternut), walnut, maple, basswood, brass, calf skin.
DimensionsOverall: 91.4 × 36.4 × 8.9 cm (36 × 14 5/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMarshall H. Gould Fund
Accession number2019.1822
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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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ProvenanceMid-1960s, acquired by Jack Chalikian, Los Angeles; 1996, from Jack Chalikian to Peter Kyvelos (b. 1943 – d. 2017), Bedford, MA; 2017, by inheritance to his wife, Virginia Kyvelos, Bedford; 2019, sold by Virginia Kyvelos to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2019)
1950–75
about 1870
late 18th century