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Harp (ceirnin)
probably 19th century
Object Place: Ireland
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height 85.6 cm, width 48.5 cm, depth 20.6 cm (Height 33 11/16 in., width 19 1/8 in., depth 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1788
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionTrapeziform soundbox. Sides and back of walnut (?). Sides decorated with flat scrolling foliage. Three oval soundholes in back. Soundboard of softwood with grain oriented horizontally. Curved pillar and neck composed of two laminations of hardwood. Tuning pins of iron. Exact compass unknown (twenty-five strings).
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)