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Dital harp
Invented by: Edward Light (English, 1747–1832)
about 1820
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Maple, spruce, ebony, ivory
Dimensions
Height 86.4 cm, width 35.6 cm (Height 34 in., width 14 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number2007.327
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
InscriptionsIn gold on upper surface of soundbox: Light, / Foley Place, / London, / Patent No. 167
ProvenanceBy 2007, Mallett & Son Antiques, Ltd., London, England; March 2007, sold by Mallett &Sons to Alan Rubin, Pelham Galleries, London, England; 2007, sold by Rubin to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2007)
O Dolce Concento (after W.A. Mozart) from Divertimiento No. 3, 1819
Arranged by Edward Light
Performed by Nancy Hurrell