Harp lute
Alternate name(s)
- Dital harp
- Guitar
Maker
Richardson
Date1815 ca.
Place MadeEngland, Europe
ModelRichardson's Improved Harp-Lute
Serial No.none
SignedPainted in gold on surface of soundbox: Richardson’s / ImprovedMarkingsnone
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
DimensionsHeight: 825 mm
Width: 355 mm
Depth: 140 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson, The National Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir (Vermillion: National Music Museum, 1988), p. 32.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01294
On View
Not on view1890-1910 ca.
1850-1890 ca.
1680-1730 ca.
