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Double-action pedal harp
Alternate name:Pedal harp
Maker: Sebastien Erard
Date: 1831 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Model: Double-action Grecian pedal harp
Serial No: 4458
SignedBlack-ink-filled engraving on brass plate on player's right-hand side of string arm: Sebastian Erard / harp & Piano forte Maker in Ordinary / to her Majesty and the / ROYAL FAMILY
Black-ink-filled engraving on brass plate on player's left-hand side of string arm: [British coat-of-arms with lion, unicorn, text: DIEU ET MON DROUI] Sebastian Erard’s Patent 4458, 18, Great Marlborough Street, LONDON
Black-ink-filled engraving on brass plate on player's left-hand side of string arm: [British coat-of-arms with lion, unicorn, text: DIEU ET MON DROUI] Sebastian Erard’s Patent 4458, 18, Great Marlborough Street, LONDON
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DescriptionOriginally sold to Marcus Crosbie, Esq., 78 Great Titchfield Street, London on October 28, 1831, according to the Erard ledgerbooks.
Compass: EE to e2 (43 strings)
Compass: EE to e2 (43 strings)
DimensionsOverall height: 1640 mm
Maximum width: 870 mm
Maximum depth: 380 mm
Length, lowest string: 475 mm
Length, highest string: 83 mm
Maximum width: 870 mm
Maximum depth: 380 mm
Length, lowest string: 475 mm
Length, highest string: 83 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Charles von Berg (b. 18 Mar 1864, McGregor, Iowa) died 30 Dec 1939, LeMars, Iowa. His wife George Elliott McManus von Berg (b. 21 Jun 1881, Allen County, Indiana, d. 21 Nov 1974, LeMars, Iowa) probably sold the instrument to Arne Larson.
Charles von Berg (b. 18 Mar 1864, McGregor, Iowa) died 30 Dec 1939, LeMars, Iowa. His wife George Elliott McManus von Berg (b. 21 Jun 1881, Allen County, Indiana, d. 21 Nov 1974, LeMars, Iowa) probably sold the instrument to Arne Larson.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
On view
Published ReferencesTimothy D. Miller. The Origins and Development of the Pedal Steel Guitar. M.M. Thesis. Vermillion: University of South Dakota, 2007.
Object number: 01218