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Harp lute
Alternate name:Dital harp
Alternate name:Guitar
Maker: Richardson
Date: 1815 ca.
Place Made:England, Europe
Model: Richardson's Improved Harp-Lute
Serial No: none
SignedPainted in gold on surface of soundbox: Richardson’s / Improved
Markingsnone
Description14 strings, 6 harp strings (5 with hooks), five over long fingerboard, and 3 over short fingerboard
Spruce top
7 maple staves
Ebony fingerboard with bone frets and saddles
maple neck and column
Black paint with gold highlights
Spruce top
7 maple staves
Ebony fingerboard with bone frets and saddles
maple neck and column
Black paint with gold highlights
DimensionsHeight: 825 mm
Width: 355 mm
Depth: 140 mm
Width: 355 mm
Depth: 140 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson, The National Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir (Vermillion: National Music Museum, 1988), p. 32.
Object number: 01294