Nyckelharpa
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Kontrabasharpa
- Österbyharpa
Date1800-1825 ca.
Place MadeSweden, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionBack, sides, and neck carved from single piece of spruce
Spruce top
Black-painted maple tailpiece, keys, keybox, and pegs
Black-painted hardwood bow
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson, "Gallery I Nears Completion – Displays American Musical Instruments," Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter 2, No. 1 (April 1975), p. 2.
André P. Larson, The National Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir (Vermillion: National Music Museum, 1988), p. 22 & 53.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01144
On View
Not on view
1800-1850 ca.
1790-1860 ca.