Harmonica (Echo Elite "Comet" model)
John Vassos
(American, born in Romania, 1898–1985)
1939–49
Object PlaceTrossingen, Germany
Medium/TechniqueMetal, wood
DimensionsOverall: 12.9 × 3.9 × 2 cm (5 1/16 × 1 9/16 × 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBenjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession number2019.504
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceJanuary 18, 2019, sold on ebay by Noel Machado, Premiere Coin and Currency, Toronto, Canada, to Jayme Kurland, Vienna, VA; 2019, sold by Kurland to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)
1880s