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Musical glasses (Grand Harmonicon)
Francis Hopkinson Smith (1797–1872)
about 1830
Object Place: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, glass
Dimensions
Length 91 cm, width 54 cm, case height 21 cm, height with stand 79.5 cm (Length 35 13/16 in., width 21 1/4 in., case height 8 1/4 in., height with stand 31 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur P. Teele and Mrs. David Paine
Accession Number52.1845
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Idiophones
DescriptionRectangular mahogany case with fold-up top. Pedestal base. Space for twenty-four glasses. Twenty-seven glasses included.
Mahogany veneered case, chipped and top cracked. Rectangular box 24 stemmed glasses of varying sizes, with letters in gold on black oval, (l extra glass) standing in holes on inner board. Broken glass knob lifts cover. Heavy circular pedestral on shaped plinth.
Mahogany veneered case, chipped and top cracked. Rectangular box 24 stemmed glasses of varying sizes, with letters in gold on black oval, (l extra glass) standing in holes on inner board. Broken glass knob lifts cover. Heavy circular pedestral on shaped plinth.
Provenance1952, gift of Arthur F. Teele and his daughter, Mrs. David Paine, Boston, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 22, 2007)