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Harp banjo

about 1860
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueWood, metal, calfskin
DimensionsLength x width (approximate): 94 × 30.5 cm (37 × 12 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Curators Circle: Musical Instruments
Accession number2020.69
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceNovember 15, 2004, anonymous sale, unknown auction house [see note], Pine Bush, NY, to James F. Bollman, Carlisle, MA; 2020, sold by James F. Bollman to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2020)

NOTE: Likely either Roberson's Auctions or Flannery's Auction & Estate Services
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