Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009

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Harp guitar (Symphony model, Style 5)

about 1920
Larson Brothers
Distributed by W. H. Dyer & Brother
Overall: 105.4 x 40 x 10.8 cm (41 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Mahogany, spruce, ebony, mother-of-pearl, ivory, nickel silver, copper, silver

Classification: Musical instruments

Culture: American

Object Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Accession number: 2008.676

Location: Musical Instruments Alcove

Provenance/Ownership History: Private 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)

Samuel Putnam Avery Fund